subscription

The word “subscription” means an arrangement to receive a product or service regularly, usually for a recurring payment. In plain terms, an ongoing paid arrangement to keep receiving something, like a magazine, app, or streaming service.

“Subscription” is pronounced suhb-SKRIHP-shuhn (/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ in IPA).

Here is “subscription” used in a sentence: “She canceled her gym subscription after moving cities.”

“Subscription” is a noun.

The word “subscription” comes from Latin. From Latin subscriptiō, related to subscribe, literally "a writing beneath" — signing one's name to an agreement.

“Subscription” is a fairly common word in modern English.

A subscription is an arrangement to receive a product or service regularly, usually for a recurring payment, such as a streaming service or a magazine. A membership means belonging to an organization, club, or program, which may bring benefits beyond a product, such as access to facilities or voting rights. Many modern services blur the line by calling paid subscriptions "memberships."

The standard preposition is "to": you have a subscription to a magazine, a channel, or a service. "Subscription for" appears mainly when naming the person or purpose it serves ("a subscription for my son") or the period paid for. When naming the thing you receive, use "to."

Canceling a subscription ends a paid arrangement, stopping both the recurring payment and the product or service. Unsubscribing usually means opting out of something free, most often an email mailing list. If money changes hands regularly, you cancel; if you are just stopping emails, you unsubscribe.