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Subscription vs Payment - What's the difference?

subscription | payment |

As nouns the difference between subscription and payment

is that subscription is access to a resource for a period of time while payment is (uncountable) the act of paying.

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
  • payment

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of paying.
  • (countable) A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services.
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  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment .” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * down payment * grease payment * lubrication payment * payment in kind