noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
subscription fee
available by subscription
I have a monthly subscription to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
My library subscription is about to expire.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
Available only via such access.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, countable, uncountable
Examples
subscription model
subscription content
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The signing of one's name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handwriting
Narrower terms: execution, execution of instrument
7
noun
Meaning 7
a pledged contribution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contribution, donation
8
noun
Meaning 8
agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agreement
9
noun
Meaning 9
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: payment
History
Etymology
From Latin subscriptiō; by surface analysis, sub- + script + -ion. All senses reflect (either literally or figuratively) the notion of signing one's own name beneath some promise or description to indicate that one agrees with it or agrees to it.
Across languages
Translations
148 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
inskrywing
— access to a resource for a period of time
Albanian:
abonim
— access to a resource for a period of time
Arabic:
اِشْتِرَاك
(ištirāk)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Armenian:
բաժանորդագրություն
(bažanordagrutʻyun)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Armenian:
աբոնեմենտ
(abonement)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Azerbaijani:
abunə
— access to a resource for a period of time
Azerbaijani:
abonement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Basque:
harpidetza
— access to a resource for a period of time
Belarusian:
абанеме́нт
(abanjemjént)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Belarusian:
абанэмэ́нт
(abanemént)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Belarusian:
падпі́ска
(padpíska)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Belarusian:
перадпла́та
(pjeradpláta)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Bulgarian:
абонаме́нт
(abonamént)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Bulgarian:
по́дписка
(pódpiska)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Catalan:
abonament
— access to a resource for a period of time
Catalan:
subscripció
— access to a resource for a period of time
Chinese Mandarin:
訂閱 /订阅
(dìngyuè)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Chinese Mandarin:
預訂 /预订
(yùdìng)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Crimean Tatar:
abonement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Czech:
předplatné
— access to a resource for a period of time
Czech:
abonmá
— access to a resource for a period of time
Czech:
subskripce
— access to a resource for a period of time
Danish:
abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Dutch:
abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Esperanto:
abono
— access to a resource for a period of time
Estonian:
tellimus
— access to a resource for a period of time
Estonian:
abonement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Finnish:
tilaus
— access to a resource for a period of time
Finnish:
kausikortti
— access to a resource for a period of time
Finnish:
kausilippu
— access to a resource for a period of time
Finnish:
kirjastokortti
— access to a resource for a period of time
Finnish:
jäsenmaksu
— access to a resource for a period of time
French:
abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
German:
Abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
German:
Bezug
— access to a resource for a period of time
German:
Subskription
— access to a resource for a period of time
German:
Zugang
— access to a resource for a period of time
Greek:
συνδρομή
(syndromí)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Haitian Creole:
abònman
— access to a resource for a period of time
Hebrew:
מָנוּי
(manúy)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Hindi:
सदस्यता
(sadasyatā)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Hungarian:
előfizetés
— access to a resource for a period of time
Hungarian:
feliratkozás
— access to a resource for a period of time
Hungarian:
beiratkozás
— access to a resource for a period of time
Icelandic:
áskrift
— access to a resource for a period of time
Indonesian:
abonemen
— access to a resource for a period of time
Irish:
síntiús
— access to a resource for a period of time
Irish:
liostáil
— access to a resource for a period of time
Italian:
abbonamento
— access to a resource for a period of time
Japanese:
定期購読
(teiki kōdoku)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Japanese:
購読
(kōdoku)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Japanese:
サブスクリプション
(sabusukuripushon)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Japanese:
サブスク
(sabusuku)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Kazakh:
жазылыс
(jazylys)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Korean:
구독
(gudok)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Central Kurdish:
ئابوونە
(abûne)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Kyrgyz:
жазылыш
(jazılış)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Kyrgyz:
жазылуу
(jazıluu)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Latvian:
abonēšana
— access to a resource for a period of time
Latvian:
abonements
— access to a resource for a period of time
Lithuanian:
prenumerata
— access to a resource for a period of time
Macedonian:
претплата
(pretplata)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Malay:
langganan
— access to a resource for a period of time
Malay:
abonemen
— access to a resource for a period of time
Māori:
moni whakauru
— access to a resource for a period of time
Māori:
ohaurunga
— access to a resource for a period of time
Eastern Mari:
абонемент
(abońement)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Mongolian:
захиалга
(zaxialga)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Norwegian Bokmål:
abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
abonnement
— access to a resource for a period of time
Iranian Persian:
اِشْتِراک
(ešterâk)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Polish:
abonament
— access to a resource for a period of time
Polish:
prenumerata
— access to a resource for a period of time
Polish:
subskrypcja
— access to a resource for a period of time
Portuguese:
subscrição
— access to a resource for a period of time
Portuguese:
assinatura
— access to a resource for a period of time
Romanian:
abonament
— access to a resource for a period of time
Russian:
подпи́ска
(podpíska)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Russian:
абонеме́нт
(abonemént)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Kildin-Sami:
кырьйхуввмушш
(kyr’jxuvvmušš)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Serbo-Croatian:
пре̏тплата
— access to a resource for a period of time
Serbo-Croatian:
або̀нма̄н
— access to a resource for a period of time
Serbo-Croatian:
prȅtplata
— access to a resource for a period of time
Serbo-Croatian:
abònmān
— access to a resource for a period of time
Slovak:
predplatné
— access to a resource for a period of time
Slovak:
abonmán
— access to a resource for a period of time
Slovak:
predplatenie
— access to a resource for a period of time
Slovene:
naročnīna
— access to a resource for a period of time
Slovene:
abonmȃ
— access to a resource for a period of time
Spanish:
abono
— access to a resource for a period of time
Spanish:
suscripción
— access to a resource for a period of time
Swedish:
abonnemang
— access to a resource for a period of time
Swedish:
prenumeration
— access to a resource for a period of time
Tajik:
обуна
(obuna)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Tajik:
иштирок
(ištirok)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Tamil:
சந்தா
(cantā)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Turkish:
abonelik
— access to a resource for a period of time
Ottoman Turkish:
آبونه
(abone)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Turkmen:
abuna
— access to a resource for a period of time
Ukrainian:
підпи́ска
(pidpýska)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Ukrainian:
абонеме́нт
(abonemént)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Ukrainian:
передпла́та
(peredpláta)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Urdu:
چَنْدَہ
(canda)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Urdu:
اِشْتِراک
(iśtirāk)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Uzbek:
obuna
— access to a resource for a period of time
Welsh:
tanysgrifiad
— access to a resource for a period of time
Yiddish:
אַבאָנעמענט
(abonement)
— access to a resource for a period of time
Belarusian:
падпі́ска
(padpíska)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Bulgarian:
по́дписка
(pódpiska)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Finnish:
allekirjoitus
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Finnish:
hyväksyntä
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
German:
Zeichnung
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Greek:
εισφορά
(eisforá)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Hindi:
सदस्यता
(sadasyatā)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Hungarian:
hozzájárulás
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Hungarian:
csatlakozás
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Hungarian:
elfogadás
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Hungarian:
helyeslés
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Kazakh:
абонемент
(abonement)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Polish:
prenumerata
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Polish:
subskrypcja
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Portuguese:
subscrição
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Russian:
подпи́ска
(podpíska)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Ukrainian:
підпи́ска
(pidpýska)
— the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
Belarusian:
по́дпіс
(pódpis)
— the signing of one's name
Bulgarian:
по́дпис
(pódpis)
— the signing of one's name
Finnish:
allekirjoitus
— the signing of one's name
German:
Unterzeichnung
— the signing of one's name
German:
Unterzeichnen
— the signing of one's name
German:
Unterschreiben
— the signing of one's name
Greek:
υπογραφή
(ypografí)
— the signing of one's name
Hungarian:
aláírás
— the signing of one's name
Macedonian:
потпис
(potpis)
— the signing of one's name
Macedonian:
запис
(zapis)
— the signing of one's name
Norwegian Bokmål:
signering
— the signing of one's name
Polish:
podpis
— the signing of one's name
Portuguese:
assinatura
— the signing of one's name
Russian:
по́дпись
(pódpisʹ)
— the signing of one's name
Kildin-Sami:
кырьйхуввмушш
(kyr’jxuvvmušš)
— the signing of one's name
Kildin-Sami:
кӣдт
(kīdt)
— the signing of one's name
Scottish Gaelic:
ainm sgrìobhte
— the signing of one's name
Ukrainian:
пі́дпис
(pídpys)
— the signing of one's name
Hungarian:
adakozás
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund
Irish:
síntiús
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund
Māori:
ohaurutanga
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund
Polish:
datek
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund
Polish:
ofiara
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund
Polish:
składka
— contributing or promising to contribute money to a common fund