sub

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sub /s'ʌb/ (subs)
1 [N-COUNT]
In team games such as football, a sub is a player who is brought into a match to replace another player. (INFORMAL)
We had a few injuries and had to use youth team kids as subs.
= substitute
2 [N-COUNT]
A sub is the same as a submarine. (INFORMAL)
3 [N-PLURAL]
A fixed amount of money that you pay regularly in order to be a member of a club or society is called your subs. (BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
Subs will be raised as from next year.
= subscription feessub ju|di|ce /s'ʌb dʒ'uːdɪsi/
also sub-judice
[ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
When something is sub judice, it is the subject of a trial in a court of law. In Britain, this means that people are not allowed to discuss it in the media. (LEGAL)
He declined further comment on the grounds that the case was sub judice.

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