Which one is correct: “subscribe to a membership” or “subscribe for a membership”

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Can you please tell which one is correct: subscribe to a membership or subscribe for a membership? For example:

If you subscribe to our membership, you'll get a discount of every product you buy at our store.

If you subscribe for our membership, you'll get a discount of every product you buy at our store.

I haven't been able to find an answer on the internet. I think both maybe be correct. If so, is there any difference in meaning?

Best Answer

The fact that OP's specific example membership is qualified by our is syntactically irrelevant (it could just as well be this membership, or some "unqualified" membership). So here's the relevant usage chart...

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There no significant difference in preference, so use whichever you like. Personally, I much prefer...

If you subscribe, [then] as a member, you'll get...

...on purely stylistic grounds. But it does also sidestep the "choice of preposition" problem!