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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sub·scrip·tion /səbˈskrɪpʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 TCN[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 this 订阅（费）；用户费（的缴纳）subscription to Are you interested in taking out a subscription to ‘Newsweek’ (=arranging to buy it on a regular basis)? 你有兴趣订阅《新闻周刊》吗？ You may cancel your subscription at any time. 你随时可以取消订阅。 I’ve decided not to renew my subscription. 我决定不再续订了。2 [countable, uncountable] British EnglishSSO 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 this 会（员）费；会（员）费的缴纳subscription to a subscription to Amnesty International 向大赦国际缴纳的会费3 [uncountable] when people in a country or place give money in order to pay for something to be done 认捐；捐助；捐款 The church’s 120-foot Gothic spire was paid for by public subscription in 1939. 这座教堂 120 英尺高的哥特式尖塔是 1939 年由公众捐资建成的。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan annual/monthly subscriptionAn 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 subscriptionPlease 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 subscriptionWe pay a monthly subscription for the sports channel.subscription + NOUNa subscription feeIf you pay a subscription fee, you can watch matches on the Internet.
Examples from the Corpus
subscription• The 9,430 subscription seats are a 43 percent increase over 6,575 sold during the 1992-93 season.• It is updated quarterly and annual subscriptions are priced at £1,000.• He sent it unsolicited to team executives and baseball writers, and even managed to sell a few subscriptions.• She attacked and circumvented the restrictive actor-manager system, producing independent subscription theatre with good roles for women.• 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.cancel ... subscription• Cancel your subscription to Muscular Development.• You may also cancel your subscription at any time.• I seriously considered cancelling my subscription.• 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.• Subsequently we cancelled all the subscriptions.by public subscription• The church of St Peter was built in 1875 by public subscription, and contains several fine stained glass windows.• The chancel was rebuilt in 1870, and the rest of the church thoroughly restored in 1882 by public subscription.• From the ashes there arose, by public subscription, a new Daily Citizen, responsible and relatively free.• Oxleas Wood was saved from development by public subscription in the 1920s.• New companies were set up by public subscription, and there was a substantial increase in the number of films produced.From Longman Business Dictionarysubscriptionsub‧scrip‧tion /səbˈskrɪpʃən/ noun1[countable] an amount of money you pay regularly to receive a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting or telephone servicesubscription toA subscription to their quarterly report costs $575 a year.The World Service TV channel is a subscription service available to millions of homes around the world.2[countable, uncountable]FINANCE when a company offers shares to the publicThey intend to raise £1.9 million via a share subscription.The subscription price for the new shares was 225p.3[uncountable]FINANCE the act of asking to buy or agreeing to buy shares in a company25.2 million shares are available for subscription.Existing shareholders have priority subscription rights (=the right to subscribe to shares before they are offered to anyone else).4[countable] British English an amount of money that you pay regularly to be a member of an organization or to help itSYN DUESsubscription for/tohis subscription for the Student Unionsub·scrip·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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sub‧scrip‧tion /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] 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 this
subscription to
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. [uncountable and countable] 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 this
subscription to
a subscription to Amnesty International
3. [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.
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▪an annual/monthly subscription 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.
▪ payment 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
sub‧scrip‧tion /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] 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 this
subscription to
2. [uncountable and countable] 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 this
subscription to
3. [uncountable] when people in a country or place give money in order to pay for something to be done:
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payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying 指款额、款项、付款 ：◆ ten monthly payments of $50 每月付款 50 美元，十次付清 ◆ payment in advance 预先付款 premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual 指保险费、额外费用、附加费、溢价 ：◆ an insurance premium 保险费 ◆ a premium for express delivery 快递附加费 contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc. 指（给雇主或政府用作医疗保险、养老金等福利的）定期缴款 ：◆ You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan. 你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。 subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive regular copies of a newspaper or magazine or to receive a service 指（报刊、杂志的）订阅费、订购款，（服务的）用户费 ：◆ a subscription to 'Newsweek' 《新闻周刊》的订阅费 repayment ( an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this moneyBrE 指按期偿还的款项、分期偿还额、偿还债务、归还借款 ：◆ the repayments on the loan 贷款的分期偿还额 deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment 指订金 ：◆ We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. 我们已支付了房款的 5% 作为订金。 instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for sth 指分期付款的一期付款 ：◆ We paid for the car by/in instalments. 我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
Patterns
(a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalmentpayment/repayment in full to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalmentto make a payment/repayment/depositto meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments