subscription

n. அடியில் எழுதுதல், அடியெழுத்து, கீழே எழுதப்பட்டது, கடையெழுத்து, கையொப்பம், இசை விணக்கம், ஒப்புதல் தெரிவிப்பு, நிலைவரி, சந்தா, உறுப்பினர் கட்டணம், தவணை வரி விற்பனை முறை, நிதி-கழகம் முதலியவற்றிற்குத் தொகை வழங்கீடு, கையொப்பம் பணம்.

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Sub*scrip"tion, n. Etym: [L. subscriptio: cf. F. souscription.] 1. The act of subscribing. 2. That which is subscribed. Specifically: (a) A paper to which a signature is attached. (b) The signature attached to a paper. (c) Consent or attestation by underwriting the name. (d) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a fund. 3. (Eccl.) Defn: The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination. 4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.] You owe me no subscription. Shak. 5. (Pharm.) Defn: That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary. Defn: A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item individually; also, the purchase thus executed. Note: The right to attend a series of public performances of ballet, opera, or music are also often sold by subscription. The payment for a subscription may be made prior to delivery of any items (common with magazines and performances), or after a certain number of the items have been delivered (common with newspapers or works of art produced in a series). 7. An application to purchase a certain number of securities to be delivered when they are newly issued.

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