单词 | to make a subscription |
释义 | > as lemmasto make (also take, take up) a subscription to make (also take, take up) a subscription: to establish a scheme of this kind; (also) to make or organize an informal collection. Chiefly U.S. in later use. ΚΠ 1775 Town & Country Mag. Feb. 100/1 His breeches..were in a very tattered plight, which being observed by some gentlemen at Slaughter's coffee-house, they made a subscription to purchase a new pair. 1830 J. Montgomery Let. 2 July in Missionary Reporter 1 Sept. 491/1 The congregation of Warrior Run deferred taking up a subscription, until the Sabbath preceding their communion. 1832 Afr. Repository & Colonial Jrnl. Feb. 375 It was decided to take a subscription or collection near the 4th of July. 1865 H. Phillips Amer. Paper Currency II. 168 To relieve the army a subscription was taken up by the ladies of Philadelphia. 1875 J. J. Monteiro Angola I. vii. 200 They made a subscription of beads, and presented it to the performers. 1897 Daily News 22 Apr. 6/3 [American sailor loq.] Let's make a subscription. 1917 Rotarian May 528/2 The Club..elected him an honorary member and took a subscription to get him a watch. 1982 E. Liebow Dr. Joe Bell ix. 151 A large group of nurses..took up a subscription and presented him with ‘a very handsome oak writing table and chair, together with [etc.].’ 2009 A. Schrauwers Union is Strength iii. 115 The meeting appointed Mackenzie their agent, and took up a subscription to defray the expenses of his trip to London. < as lemmas |
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