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subscribe

verb [I or T]
 
 
/səbˈskraɪb/

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.Paying and spending money specialized to offer to buy something or pay an amount for something as part of your business activities: Existing shareholders subscribed to only 49 percent of the new share issue.Paying and spending moneyFinancial investments and the stock marketBuying
(Definition of subscribe verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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