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sub·scribe /səb-'skrīb/ vb sub·scribed, sub·scrib·ing [Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath, from sub- under + scribere to write]
vt
1: to write (one's name) underneath or at the end of a document
we now subscribe our names as witnesses — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
2 a: to sign (as a document) with one's own hand in token of consent, obligation, or attestation
such witnesses shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator — West Virginia Code
b: to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one's name with the amount
c: to sell (stock) by subscription
over two million shares have been subscribed
vi
1: to sign one's name to a document; also: to give consent or approval by signing one's name
2: to agree to purchase and pay for securities esp. of a new offering
a right to subscribe to a share of stock — D. Q. Posin
sub·scrib·er n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

subscribe
I (promise) verb advocate, agree, assent, consent, donate to, enroll, guarantee, patronize, pledge, promise to contribute, register, support, warrant II (sign) verb acknowledge, affix one's signature, approve, attest, certify, confirm, endorse, inscribe, mark, ratify, seal, set a name to, sign a name to, undersign, underwrite, witness, write III index attest, bear (adduce), close (agree), corroborate, enroll, hear (give attention to), join (associate oneself with), notarize, register, sign, subsidize

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


subscribe
v.
(1) To write one’s name on a document as a means of authenticating it or making it binding upon him or her;
see also sign
(2) To agree to buy shares in a corporation.
(3) To give money to a cause, such as a charity.
(4) To pay a sum of money in order to receive something regularly, such as issues of a magazine.
n.
subscription

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


subscribe
1) To sign at the end of a document. The courts have been flexible in recognizing signatures elsewhere on a contract or will, on the theory that a document should be found valid if possible.
2) To order and agree to pay for an issue of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment, or periodical magazine or newspaper.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


subscribe
To write underneath; to put a signature at the end of a printed or written instrument.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


subscribe
To write underneath; to put a signature at the end of a printed or written instrument.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

subscribe
v.
   1) to sign at the end of a document. The courts have been flexible in recognizing signatures elsewhere on a contract or will, on the theory that a document should be found valid if possible.
   2) to order and agree to pay for an issue of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment or periodical magazine or newspaper.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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Synonyms:
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