Subscription
/səbˈskrɪp.ʃən/noun
An arrangement to receive something regularly or a payment made for that service.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *subscribere*, and in Roman legal use to “subscribe” meant to sign one’s name beneath a document, making writing itself an act of binding authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skreybʰ-
“to cut, scratch, or write”
Latin
Latin
scribere
“to write, scratch, mark”
Latin
Latin
subscribere
“to write underneath; to sign one's name; to assent in writing”
Old French
Old French
subscription
“a written signature; an assent or contribution recorded in writing”
Middle English
English
subscrypcioun
“a written signing or assent”
Modern English
English
subscription
“the act of signing up for a service or a recurring payment arrangement”