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souscrire

to subscribe

verb soo-SKREER Rare
People & Society Money

Origin: Latin 'subscribere', to write beneath

Also means

to underwrite

Usage Note

Souscrire is used in formal and financial contexts: one souscrit à an insurance policy, a loan, or a petition. The preposition à is required. A related noun is souscription ('subscription, subscription offer'), especially for bond issues or crowdfunding.

Examples

"Il a souscrit à une assurance vie."

Natural Translation

He subscribed to a life insurance policy.

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