subscription — a payment made to receive a service or publication regularly
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a payment made to receive a service or publication regularly
Pronunciation (IPA): /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
Example Sentences
- I forgot to cancel my gym subscription and paid for three months of not working out.
- The subscription box contained everything except what I actually wanted.
- Students can get a 50% discount on the annual subscription.
subscription
NOUN[/səbˈskrɪpʃən/]
a payment made to receive a service or publication regularly
a payment made to receive a service or publication regularly
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin 'subscribere', meaning to sign one's name below a document to indicate agreement or consent. The word combines 'sub' (under) and 'scribere' (to write), originally referring to the act of signing at the bottom of a document to authenticate or endorse it.
Breakdown
sub- (under) + scribere (to write) + -tion (action or process). The suffix -tion transforms the verb into a noun denoting the act or result of subscribing.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“I forgot to cancel my gym subscription and paid for three months of not working out.”
“The subscription box contained everything except what I actually wanted.”
“Students can get a 50% discount on the annual subscription.”
“The newspaper's digital subscription has increased significantly this year.”
“My subscription addiction is getting expensive - Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime...”
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