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Reservation vs Subscription - What's the difference?

reservation | subscription |

As nouns the difference between reservation and subscription

is that reservation is the act of reserving, withholding or keeping back while subscription is access to a resource for a period of time.

reservation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  • Something that is withheld or kept back.
  • A limiting qualification (often used in the plural).
    • I have reservations about your intentions.
  • (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian (reserve)).
  • An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
  • (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.
  • (India) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).

    • Synonyms

    * booking (5) * median (6) * median strip (6)

    Abbreviations

    * res, rez (Indian reservation)

    Related terms

    * reserve

    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