an amount of money that you pay to receive a service, regular copies of a magazine, etc.; the act of paying this money 订阅费；订购费；订阅；订购◆to take out a subscription to a trade magazine 订阅一份贸易杂志◆an annual subscription of £500 500 英镑的年订阅费◆Copies are available by subscription. 此刊物可订购。◆a subscription-based service 基於订购的服务⨁to buy / pay / take out a subscription 购买／支付／办理订阅⨁to cancel / renew a subscription 退／续订⨁to charge a subscription 收取订阅费⨁a subscription charge / fee / price / rate 订阅收费／费／价格／费率
() the act of applying for or agreeing to buy shares in a company 认购（股票）◆Investors rescued the company by providing €23 million from a subscription for shares. 投资者通过出资 2 300 万欧元认购股票的方式解救了这家公司。◆The subscription list for the shares opens on Tuesday. 认股册於星期二开放认购。⨁the subscription list / price / period 认股册；认购价／期⨁subscription rights 认购权