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Licence vs Subscription - What's the difference?

licence | subscription |

As nouns the difference between licence and subscription

is that licence is (british|canada|australia) while subscription is access to a resource for a period of time.

As a verb licence

is (uk|canada|nonstandard).

licence

English

Noun

  • (British, Canada, Australia)

    • Derived terms

    * artistic licence * off-licence * free on license * licenced * licentiate * licentious * poetic licence * road fund licence

    Verb

    (licenc)
  • (UK, Canada, nonstandard)

    • Usage notes

    * In British English, Canadian English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand English the noun is spelt licence'' and the verb is ''license . * The spelling licence is not used for either part of speech in the United States.

    subscription

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • access to a resource for a period of time.
    • I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
    My library subscription is about to expire.
  • the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
  • the signing of one's name