noun · neutral

subscription

/səbˈskrɪpʃən/sub·SCRIP·tion

Band 5-6speakingtask2

an arrangement to receive a service or publication regularly, often paying periodically

Examples

She has a monthly subscription to the online newspaper.

Band 8 sentence

I cancelled my monthly subscription because the content no longer justified the fee.

Collocations

  • cancel a subscription
  • monthly subscription
  • subscribe to a service

Word family

subscribe verbsubscriber nounsubscription noun

Common mistakes

I subscribed the magazine yesterday.I subscribed to the magazine yesterday.

I paid subscription for the service.I paid for the subscription to the service.

Say it for a higher band

5pay for magazine6membership7+subscription

Synonyms

membership

Easily confused

membership

My gym membership allows me unlimited access to classes, while my subscription to the news site gives me online articles.

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