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subscribe verb

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Definition

to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regularly or support the organization
She subscribes to several women's magazines.
I subscribe £10 a month to the charity.
specialized to offer to buy something or pay an amount for something as part of your business activities
Existing shareholders subscribed to only 49% of the new share issue.

(Definition of subscribe verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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