subscription (Noun) — A payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time.
subscription (Noun) — Agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name.
subscription (Noun) — A pledged contribution.
subscription (Noun) — The act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document). ex. "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"
subscription (Noun) — An regular payment to be given continuing access to a service.