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subscription fee; subscription price
The cost of subscribing to a newspaper, magazine, digital service, or other periodical publication.
新聞の購読料はいくらですか。
How much is the newspaper subscription fee?
購読料が高くなったので解約した。
I canceled because the subscription fee went up.
このニュースサイトは月額購読料を払えば全ての記事が読める。
If you pay the monthly subscription fee, you can read all the articles on this news site.
USAGE:
Traditionally used for newspapers and magazines, now also applied to digital subscriptions for news sites and online content.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 購読料を払う (to pay a subscription fee)
- 月額購読料 (monthly subscription fee)
- 年間購読料 (annual subscription fee)
- 購読料の値上げ (subscription price increase)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 購読: subscription — the act of subscribing, without specifying the fee
- 受信料: reception fee — specifically NHK's broadcasting fee