n. The act of subscribing, in any sense of that word.n. That which is subscribed.n. The signature attached to a paper. In law subscription implies written signature at the end of a document. See signature, 3, sign, v., 2.n. Consent, agreement, or attestation given by signature.n. A sum subscribed; the amount of sums subscribed: as, an individual subscription, or the whole subscription, to a fund.n. A formal agreement to make a payment or payments. See subscribe, v. i., 1.n. Submission; obedience.n. [The word subscription is also used attributively, especially as noting what is done by means of the subscribing of money or by money subscribed.