subscriptions
English meaning: Subscriptions
Definition
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
Example
“I have a monthly subscription to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.”
Another example: “Streaming platforms compete fiercely to grow their paid subscriptions.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral to formal; the plural of 'subscription', used widely in business, media and software contexts to describe paid recurring access to a service. Very common in the 'subscription economy' and SaaS vocabulary.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'subscriptio' (a writing underneath, signature), from 'sub-' (under) + 'scribere' (to write); the financial sense arose in the 17th century.
Synonyms
- memberships
- enrollments
- contracts
Related Words
- subscribe
- subscriber
- membership
- renewal
- fee
- plan
Common Collocations
- cancel subscriptions
- manage subscriptions
- monthly subscriptions
- magazine subscriptions
- renew subscriptions
- subscription service
Word Forms
subscription (n); subscriptions (pl); subscribe (v); subscriber (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
Images
CC-licensed · free to useVideo
Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
- 1.5B