() a person who asks to receive, or who pays to receive, a service, regular copies of a magazine, etc. （服务、杂志等的）订阅者，订阅人◆subscribers to Newsweek/broadband services 《新闻周刊》订阅者；宽带用户◆The digital channel has expanded its subscriber base to 2 million. 数字频道的用户基数已扩大到 200 万。◆the average revenue per subscriber 每用户平均收益
() a person who signs the memorandum of association for a new company and who joins with other members of the company in paying for a particular number of shares, appointing the first directors, etc. 新公司的认股人