Category:Subscription

Sub*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [l. subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.]

1. The act of subscribing.

2. That which is subscribed. Specifically: (a) a paper to which a signature is attached. (b) the signature attached to a paper. (c) consent or attestation by underwriting the name. (d) sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual Subscription to a fund.

3. (eccl.)

Defn: the acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote Uniformity; esp. (ch. of eng.), formal assent to the thirty-nine Articles and the book of common prayer, required before ordination.

4. Submission; obedience. [obs.] You owe me no subscription. Shak.

5. (pharm.)

Defn: that part of a prescription which contains the direction to the Apothecary.

Defn: a method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, As newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items Are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item Individually; also, the purchase thus executed.

Note: the right to attend a series of public performances of ballet, Opera, or music are also often sold by subscription. The payment for A subscription may be made prior to delivery of any items (common With magazines and performances), or after a certain number of the Items have been delivered (common with newspapers or works of art Produced in a series). 7. An application to purchase a certain number Of securities to be delivered when they are newly issued.