subscriptionsub‧scrip‧tion /səbˈskrɪpʃən/ ●○○ noun 
Examples
Are you interested in taking out a subscription to ‘Newsweek’ (=arranging to buy it on a regular basis)? You may cancel your subscription at any time. I’ve decided not to renew my subscription.2[countable, uncountable] British English an amount of money you pay regularly to be a member of an organization or to help its work, or the act of paying money for thissubscription to a subscription to Amnesty International3[uncountable] when people in a country or place give money in order to pay for something to be done: The church’s 120-foot Gothic spire was paid for by public subscription in 1939.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan annual/monthly subscription· An annual subscription to the magazine costs $20.verbstake out a subscription (=pay to get something regularly for a year)· She took out a subscription to the Scientific American.cancel your subscription· Please give a month's notice if you are cancelling your subscription.renew your subscription (=pay again so you can keep getting something)· It’s time to renew your subscription.pay a subscription· We pay a monthly subscription for the sports channel.subscription + NOUNa subscription fee· If you pay a subscription fee, you can watch matches on the Internet.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- He sent it unsolicited to team executives and baseball writers, and even managed to sell a few subscriptions.
- It is updated quarterly and annual subscriptions are priced at £1,000.
- She attacked and circumvented the restrictive actor-manager system, producing independent subscription theatre with good roles for women.
- The 9, 430 subscription seats are a 43 percent increase over 6, 575 sold during the 1992-93 season.
- The playing bondholders were also asked to pay the new extra, voluntary subscription and non-players had to forego their meagre interest.
- You may also cancel your subscription at any time.
THESAURUS► payment
Collocations an amount of money that you pay for something, especially when it is only one part of the total amount you have to pay: · They have a monthly car payment of £220.
► instalment British English, installment American English a regular payment you make to pay back money that you have borrowed or to pay for things that you have already received: · I borrowed $2,000, which was to be paid back in monthly installments of $250.
► deposit (also down payment) part of the cost of something that you pay before you get it, so that it will not be sold to anyone else: · They used the money they inherited as a down payment on a house.· The hotel asks for a $20 deposit to reserve a room.
► subscription an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine: · A subscription to the magazine is $52 a year.
► tip a small amount of money that you give someone, for example a waitress or taxi driver, in addition to paying for a service they have given you: · I usually leave a 10% tip.
► premium the amount you pay for insurance each year: · your monthly life insurance premiums
WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishingabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives► an annual/monthly subscription
1[countable, uncountable] an amount of money you pay, usually once a year, to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine, or receive a service, or the act of paying money for thissubscription to· An annual subscription to the magazine costs $20.
verbs► take out a subscription (=pay to get something regularly for a year)· She took out a subscription to the Scientific American.
► cancel your subscription· Please give a month's notice if you are cancelling your subscription.
► renew your subscription (=pay again so you can keep getting something)· It’s time to renew your subscription.
► pay a subscription· We pay a monthly subscription for the sports channel.
subscription + NOUN► a subscription fee· If you pay a subscription fee, you can watch matches on the Internet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a subscription fee (=a fee to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine)· You can pay the subscription fee by cheque.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► annual· You produce a good magazine each month; the readers' letters alone are worth the annual subscription.· The annual subscription fee is £8.· That includes an annual £35 subscription.· Please find enclosed a cheque for £12 annual subscription for an organisation.· The Association was open to anyone resident in the island who was prepared to pay the annual subscription of one guinea.· With inflation an annual subscription of £25 is not enough!· As you may know, we charge an annual subscription of £32.50.· The annual subscription is, incidentally, an allowable expense and can be paid by instalment if necessary.
► public· The church of St Peter was built in 1875 by public subscription, and contains several fine stained glass windows.· New companies were set up by public subscription, and there was a substantial increase in the number of films produced.· From the ashes there arose, by public subscription, a new Daily Citizen, responsible and relatively free.· The chancel was rebuilt in 1870, and the rest of the church thoroughly restored in 1882 by public subscription.· Oxleas Wood was saved from development by public subscription in the 1920s.
NOUN► concert· Taking the opportunity of arranging three subscription concerts in Strasburg he got stranded there because of serious flooding.· The Symphony has canceled all events until the Jan. 29 subscription concert.· We spent a great deal of time familiarizing ourselves with the music by playing it at subscription concerts and youth concerts.
► fee· The annual subscription fee is £8.· In return, the Clearing House nets 75 percent of the subscription fee, or more.· If a union member is not employed, the subscription fee is refunded and the worker may choose to leave the union.· They are: 1 membership and subscription fees 2 cost of equipment, clothing, and footwear.· Napster is looking to introduce a monthly subscription fee of its own.
► price· Therefore taking the data for the day of issue, the market price was 310p and the subscription price was 255p.· Thus subscription prices were shooting up and cutting off thousands of readers who could no longer afford them.· The subscription price - currently £14.70 - will be charged to your account annually until you cancel.· The tender offer involves an offer to the public to bid for the shares but with a minimum subscription price.· And you will charge to my account annually until cancelled the subscription price - currently £14.70.
► rate· The subscription rate for the Information Circular is £15.00 perannum for twelve issues.· While cellular subscription rates have been growing, the market for equipment makers has been dwindling.· The new subscription rates still represent exceptional value.· For members' reference, the new subscription rates, which will come into effect from 1 March 1999, shown right.
VERB► cancel· I seriously considered cancelling my subscription.· Subsequently we cancelled all the subscriptions.· You may also cancel your subscription at any time.· Some readers have cancelled their subscriptions because of her.· Obviously we shall have to cancel these subscriptions unless our grant is restored to the previous year's level.
► include· That includes an annual £35 subscription.· It also includes the subscription to the Students' Association, athletic clubs and other facilities.· The annual fee includes the subscription for student unions, athletic clubs, and other facilities.
► pay· Building a paid subscription base for any new publication is hard.· The Association was open to anyone resident in the island who was prepared to pay the annual subscription of one guinea.· The administrators of the subscription services are betting extra features will keep the paying customers paying.· Participating hotels pay a subscription starting at £175 a year, up to a ceiling of £575.· Handicapped members, who play an important role in the Rangers, pay no subscription.· Will he be paying his subscription to both clubs?· The full cost of this window was £14 5s 2d which was paid for by subscription.
► renew· However a project worker saw her condition and paid the amount needed to renew her subscription.· Lifelong readers who kept the back issues piled in their attics renewed their subscriptions like clockwork at the five-year rate.· If you are wondering whether to renew your subscription, perhaps you would like to read page 19 before deciding?· Churn refers to the number of people who do not renew subscriptions.
► sell· The bulk of its revenues comes from selling cut-rate subscriptions to first-time subscribers.· He sent it unsolicited to team executives and baseball writers, and even managed to sell a few subscriptions.· In addition to maintaining its current programming, Sinclair said it plans to sell subscription channels such as those available on cable.
► take· There must also be room for deliveries of bulk items, taking Institute subscriptions, taking membership subs.· In June 1930 I had to leave school and take work in a subscription library.· Alternatively, take out a subscription to Ideal Home.· Thirdly, if you haven't already, take out a subscription to our sister publication, Peak Performance.· All you need to do to get this indispensable item is to take out a new subscription to Outdoor Action.· They take subscription tickets every winter for all the concerts, the Musikverein, anything you can name.
Are you interested in taking out a subscription to ‘Newsweek’ (=arranging to buy it on a regular basis)? You may cancel your subscription at any time. I’ve decided not to renew my subscription.2[countable, uncountable] British English an amount of money you pay regularly to be a member of an organization or to help its work, or the act of paying money for thissubscription to a subscription to Amnesty International3[uncountable] when people in a country or place give money in order to pay for something to be done: The church’s 120-foot Gothic spire was paid for by public subscription in 1939.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan annual/monthly subscription· An annual subscription to the magazine costs $20.verbstake out a subscription (=pay to get something regularly for a year)· She took out a subscription to the Scientific American.cancel your subscription· Please give a month's notice if you are cancelling your subscription.renew your subscription (=pay again so you can keep getting something)· It’s time to renew your subscription.pay a subscription· We pay a monthly subscription for the sports channel.subscription + NOUNa subscription fee· If you pay a subscription fee, you can watch matches on the Internet.