SUBSCRIP'TION, noun [Latin subscriptio.] Any thing, particularly a paper, with names subscribed. 1. The act of subscribing or writing one's name underneath; name subscribed; signature. 2. Consent or attestation given by underwriting the name. 3. The act of contributing to any undertaking. 4. Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed. We speak of an individual subscription or of the whole subscription to a fund. 5. Submission; obedience. [Not in use.]
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