/səb'skrɪpʃn; səb`skrɪpʃən/
n
1 [U] subscribing or being subscribed 认捐; 捐助; 订阅; 订购; 签字; 签署
*a monument paid for by public subscription 由各界捐款建立的纪念碑.
2 [C]
(a) sum of money subscribed 捐款; 订阅费; 订购款; 认捐额; 认购额
*a
5 subscription to charity 向慈善事业提供的5英镑的捐款.
(b) fee for membership of a club, etc （俱乐部等的）会员费
*renew one's annual subscription 继续缴纳年度会费.

n
[U and C]
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 .
[U and C]BrE
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
[U]
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.