DictionarysubscriptionDocument signing
noun

subscription

A signed name or statement at the end of a document.

The subscription at the bottom of the document identifies its author.

Etymology

The parts mean writing underneath. A subscription is the name or statement written below the main text to complete or endorse it.

More examples

  • The letter ends with a subscription in the writer's own hand.
  • The clerk checks the subscriptions at the foot of the agreement.
  • The subscription beneath the statement includes the witness's name.

Forms

subscription · subscriptions

Similar words

signature
Usually a person's handwritten name, without specifying its position.