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"SUBSCRIPTIONS" is a plural of: subscription. |
Date "SUBSCRIPTIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Subscriptions The subscriptions to Paul's epistles are no part of the original. In their present form they are ascribed to Euthalius, a bishop of the fifth century. Some of them are obviously incorrect. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SUBSCRIPTIONS |
| English words defined with "SUBSCRIPTIONS": community chest. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SUBSCRIPTIONS": Brocklehurst ♦ CIRCULATION CLERK ♦ door-to-door selling ♦ geneeskundige ethiek ♦ institutional ratio ♦ NEWSPAPER CARRIER, newspaper deliverer ♦ subscription clerk, SUBSCRIPTION CREW LEADER. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | That is why I am selling magazine subscriptions. (Office Space; writing credit: Mike Judge) What am I gonna do with 40 subscriptions to Vibe? (Office Space; writing credit: Mike Judge) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Periodicals |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Bantam, Connecticut. Paul Bertaccini is a waiter at Tony Giampaolo's Bantam Inn, favorite local restaurant. In late 1941 he was victor in a county contest, selling enough magazine subscriptions to win himself a new Plymouth car. Here he dawdles at the pos. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Satellite subscriptions are being tested in certain areas of France. (references) | |
In particular, prepaid services targeted towards teen users have driven new subscriptions. (references) | ||
Subscriptions vary depending on the needs of the customer and can also be region specific. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Chad | A South African cable station also sells subscriptions. (references) |
Tunisia | It receives no public funds and survived through subscriptions and donations. (references) | |
Burma | The Government also restricts the legal importation of foreign news periodicals and discourages subscriptions to foreign periodicals. (references) | |
Economic History | France | This trend has been driven by reductions in PC prices and lower rates for ISP subscriptions. (references) |
Latvia | Now their customers can do banking, pay for insurance, TV, internet, newspaper subscriptions and public utilities through the internet. (references) | |
Morocco | Newspapers and periodicals continue to provide advertising space for a variety of products and services, but verification of subscriptions and circulation is difficult. (references) | |
Political Economy | FINLAND | Services, including health care, education, insurance, newspaper and periodical subscriptions, and rentals are not subject to VAT. (references) |
SOUTH AFRICA | The new LRA statutorily entrenches "organizational rights," such as trade union access to work sites, deductions for trade union subscriptions, and leave for trade union officials. (references) | |
Trade | Finland | Seven of the bank groups in Finland have between them over 1.8 million on-line bank subscriptions. (references) |
Travel | Peru | Cellular phones are very popular in Lima and other major cities and the number of wireless subscriptions should surpass the number of wire lines in 2002. Direct access to credit card number for AT&T, Sprint, and MCI Worldcom is also available. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | The subscriptions in the debts of the respective States as far as the provisions of the law have permitted may be said to be yet more general. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | I can not perceive how bills authorizing such subscriptions can be otherwise regarded than as bills for revenue, and consequently subject to the rule in that respect prescribed by the Constitution. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "SUBSCRIPTIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.03% of the time. "SUBSCRIPTIONS" is used about 370 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.03% | 359 | 15,003 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.97% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Total | 100.00% | 370 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "SUBSCRIPTIONS": bull-subscriptions. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SUBSCRIPTIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 捐款 (subscription). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udvikle mulighederne for at tegne abonnement i overensstemmelse med hvert lands saerlige modaliteter (to develop the possibilities for taking out subscriptions according to the modalities particular to each country). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | periodieke bijdragen en contributies die door gezinshuishoudingen worden betaald aan vakverenigingen,politieke partijen,sportverenigingen,culturele of religieuze verenigingen,enzovoort (cultural, regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political, religious and similar organisations, sporting), de mogelijkheden ontwikkelen voor het nemen van abonnementen overeenkomstig de aan elk land eigen modaliteiten (to develop the possibilities for taking out subscriptions according to the modalities particular to each country). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kerätä tilauksia (take subscriptions), hankkia tilauksia (collect subscriptions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | les transferts courants aux administrations privées comprennent toutes les contributions volontaires(autres que les legs et donations),cotisations de membres,aides et subsides que les administrations privées reçoivent des ménages et, titre secondair (membership subscriptions and financial assistance which private non-profit institutions receive from households), développer les possibilités d'abonnement selon les modalités propres chaque pays (to develop the possibilities for taking out subscriptions according to the modalities particular to each country), cotisations périodiques versées par les ménages aux organisations syndicales,politiques,sportives,culturelles,religieuses,etc. (regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Abonnements. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τακτικές συνδρομές που καταβάλλουν τα νοικοκυριά στα εργατικά συνδικάτα και πολιτικούς,θρησκευτικούς και άλλους παρόμοιους συλλόγους (regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | aláírásokat gyűjt (to canvass for signature, to canvass for subscriptions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sviluppare le possibilit di abbonamento secondo le modalit proprie di ciascun paese (to develop the possibilities for taking out subscriptions according to the modalities particular to each country), quote periodiche versate dalle famiglie alle organizzazioni sindacali,politiche,sportive,culturali o religiose,ecc. (cultural, regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political, religious and similar organisations, sporting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 予約出版 (publication after securing subscriptions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | よやくしゅっぱ" (publication after securing subscriptions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 기부금 (subscription). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ubscriptionssay contribuições periódicas pagas pelas famílias s organizações sindicais,políticas,desportivas,culturais,religiosas,etc. (cultural, regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political, religious and similar organisations, sporting). (various references) подписка (subscription). (various references) multiplicar las posibilidades de suscripción según las modalidades propias de cada país (to develop the possibilities for taking out subscriptions according to the modalities particular to each country), cotizaciones periódicas pagadas por los hogares a las organizaciones sindicales, políticas, deportivas, culturales, religiosas, etc. (cultural, regular subscriptions paid by households to trade unions and political, religious and similar organisations, sporting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "SUBSCRIPTIONS": oversubscriptions. (additional references) | |
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"SUBSCRIPTIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: subscribtion, subscripiton, subscrition. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SUBSCRIPTIONS" (pronounced subskri"pshunz) |
| 9 | -s k r i" p sh u n z | descriptions, inscriptions, prescriptions, transcriptions. |
| 6 | -i" p sh u n z | egyptians. |
| 5 | -p sh u n z | adoptions, assumptions, captions, conceptions, contraptions, corruptions, deceptions, disruptions, eruptions, exceptions, exemptions, interceptions, interruptions, misconceptions, misperceptions, options, perceptions, preconceptions, presumptions, receptions, redemptions. |
| 4 | -sh u n z | abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exclamations, executions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, miscreations, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, presentations, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, sanctions, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-i-i-n-o-p-r-s-s-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: subscription. | |
-3 letters: postcrisis, sinistrous, subscripts, subtropics, suspicions. | |
-4 letters: sinciputs, spiritous, subscript, subtonics, subtopics, subtropic, suspicion. | |
-5 letters: biscuits, bistroic, bursitis, cistrons, consists, inbursts, incisors, incrusts, ironists, isospins, pissoirs, postburn, puristic, ructions, scission, sinciput, spinouts, suboptic, subsonic, subtonic, subtopic, suctions, sunspots. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-i-i-n-o-p-r-s-s-s-t-u" | |
+4 letters: oversubscriptions. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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