subscription

Definition

  • noun: an agreement that you make with a company to get a publication or service regularly and that you usually pay for in advance
  • noun: the act of signing one's name (as in attesting or witnessing a document)
  • synonyms: john hancock, ok, x

Examples

  • a magazine/newspaper 'subscription' = a 'subscription' to a magazine/newspaper

  • You won't find this magazine at newsstands. It's sold only by 'subscription'.

  • She bought a 'subscription'. = She took out a 'subscription'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Too bad she's aIready taken. HeIIo there, may I be of assistance? StanIey Ipkiss? Hi! I'm Peggy Brandt from the Tribune. I canceIed my subscription because they kept steaIing-- No, actuaIIy, I want to ask you a few questions. ReaIIy? About what? RipIey Auto Finishing. You're a customer, aren't you? (..)
    1994 The Mask