subscribable

sub·scribe

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Definitions of subscribable word

verb with object subscribable to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church. 1
verb with object subscribable to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge. 1
verb with object subscribable to append one's signature or mark to (a document), as in approval or attestation of its contents. 1
verb with object subscribable to attest by or as by signing. 1
verb with object subscribable to append, as one's signature, at the bottom of a document or the like; sign. 1
verb with object subscribable to agree or assent to. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English subscriben < Latin subscrībere, equivalent to sub- sub- + scrībere to write

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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