subscription

subscription
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of making or agreeing to make an advance payment in order to receive or participate in something or as a donation
    订阅；订购；认购，承购；认捐；捐赠
    the newsletter is available only on subscription.
    这份时事通讯只供订阅。
    [count noun]take out a one-year subscription.
    订阅一年。
    ■[count noun]a payment of such a type
    订阅费；订购款；认购额；承购款；认捐款；捐赠款；会费
    membership of the club is available at an annual subscription of £300.
    每年缴３００英镑会费即可成为该俱乐部成员。
    ■a system in which the production of a book is wholly or partly financed by advance orders
    通过预订来全部或部分支付出版费用的方法
  2. (formal)a signature or short piece of writing at the end of a document
    (正式)（文件末尾的）签名；附注
    he signed the letter and added a subscription.
    他在信末签了名又加了一个附注。
    ■(archaic)a signed declaration or agreement
    (古)签署的声明（或协议）
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin subscriptio(n-), from subscribere 'write below' (see subscribe)
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