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subscriptive

sub·scrip·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-skrip-shuh n]
    • /səbˈskrɪp ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-skrip-shuh n]
    • /səbˈskrɪp ʃən/

Definitions of subscriptive word

  • noun subscriptive a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc. 1
  • noun subscriptive the right to receive a periodical for a sum paid, usually for an agreed number of issues. 1
  • noun subscriptive an arrangement for presenting a series of concerts, plays, etc., that one may attend by the payment of a membership fee: to purchase a 10-concert subscription. 1
  • noun subscriptive the right to receive a service or access text online for a certain period of time: a subscription to a media streaming service; a subscription to an online encyclopedia; a satellite-TV subscription. 1
  • noun subscriptive Chiefly British. the dues paid by a member of a club, society, etc. 1
  • noun subscriptive a fund raised through sums of money subscribed. 1
See all 14 definitions of subscriptive

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Origin of subscriptive

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Old French subscription < Latin subscrīptiōn- (stem of subscrīptiō) “something written beneath, signature, subscription” equivalent to subscrīpt(us) (see subscript) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Subscriptive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subscriptive

subscriptive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

subscriptive usage trend in Literature

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