[suh
b-skrip-shuhn] 
| 1. | a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc. |
| 2. | the right to receive a periodical for a sum paid, usually for an agreed number of issues. |
| 3. | an arrangement for presenting a series of concerts, plays, etc., that one may attend by the payment of a membership fee: to purchase a 10-concert subscription. |
| 4. | Chiefly British. the dues paid by a member of a club, society, etc. |
| 5. | a fund raised through sums of money subscribed. |
| 6. | a sum subscribed. |
| 7. | the act of appending one's signature or mark, as to a document. |
| 8. | a signature or mark thus appended. |
| 9. | something written beneath or at the end of a document or the like. |
| 10. | a document to which a signature is attached. |
| 11. | assent, agreement, or approval expressed verbally or by signing one's name. |
| 12. | Ecclesiastical. assent to or acceptance of a body of principles or doctrines, the purpose of which is to establish uniformity. |
| 13. | Church of England. formal acceptance of the Thirty-nine Articles of 1563 and the Book of Common Prayer. |
| sub·scrip·tion (səb-skrĭp'shən) n.
[Middle English subscripcion, from Old French subscription, from Latin subscrīptiō, subscrīptiōn-, something written underneath, from subscrīptus, past participle of subscrībere, to subscribe; see subscribe.] sub·scrip'tive adj., sub·scrip'tive·ly adv. |
subscription sub·scrip·tion (səb-skrĭp'shən)
n.
The part of a prescription giving the directions to the pharmacist.