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3 ADJ Something that is subordinate to something else is less important than the other thing. □ [+ to ] It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.

4 VERB If you subordinate something to another thing, you regard it or treat it as less important than the other thing. □ [V n + to ] He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim. ●  sub|or|di|na|tion /səbɔː ^r d I ne I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the social subordination of women. [Also + to ]

sub|o r|di|nate clau se (subordinate clauses ) N‑COUNT A subordinate clause is a clause in a sentence which adds to or completes the information given in the main clause. It cannot usually stand alone as a sentence. Compare main clause . [TECHNICAL ]

sub|o r|di|nat|ing con|ju nc|tion (subordinating conjunctions ) N‑COUNT A subordinating conjunction is a word such as 'although', 'because', or 'when' which begins a subordinate clause. Compare co-ordinating conjunction . [TECHNICAL ]

su b-plot (sub-plots ) also subplot N‑COUNT The sub-plot in a play, film, or novel is a story that is separate from and less important than the main story. □  …a fascinating sub-plot to the main drama.

sub|poe|na /səpiː nə/ (subpoenas , subpoenaing , subpoenaed )

1 N‑COUNT A subpoena is a legal document telling someone that they must attend a court of law and give evidence as a witness. □  He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.

2 VERB If someone subpoenas a person, they give them a legal document telling them to attend a court of law and give evidence. If someone subpoenas a piece of evidence, the evidence must be produced in a court of law. □ [V n] Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses. □ [V n] The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.

sub|prime /sʌ bpra I m/ ADJ A subprime loan is a loan that is made to a borrower who has been unable to pay back loans in the past, usually with a high interest rate. □  Billions of dollars worth of subprime loans were issued in the US.

sub|scribe /səbskra I b/ (subscribes , subscribing , subscribed )

1 VERB If you subscribe to an opinion or belief, you are one of a number of people who have this opinion or belief. □ [V + to ] I've personally never subscribed to the view that either sex is superior to the other.

2 VERB If you subscribe to a service, especially online, you agree to regularly receive it or receive information from it. [COMPUTING ] □ [V + to ] Viewers must subscribe to a broadband service for £17.99 a month.

3 VERB If you subscribe to a magazine or a newspaper, you pay to receive copies of it regularly. □ [V + to ] I subscribe to New Scientist to keep abreast of advances in science.

4 VERB If you subscribe for shares in a company, you apply to buy shares in that company. [BUSINESS ] □ [V + for ] Employees subscribed for far more shares than were available. [Also V n]

sub|scrib|er /səbskra I bə ^r / (subscribers )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A magazine's or a newspaper's subscribers are the people who pay to receive copies of it regularly. □ [+ to ] I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Subscribers to a service are the people who pay to receive the service. □ [+ to ] China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television.

sub|scrip|tion /səbskr I pʃ ^ə n/ (subscriptions )

1 N‑COUNT A subscription is an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to belong to an organization, to help a charity or campaign, or to receive copies of a magazine or newspaper. □  You can become a member by paying the yearly subscription.