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billing cycle

American  

noun

  1. the schedule of recurrent times in any regular system of preparing or sending bills.


Example Sentences

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You should set the alert well below your monthly spending limit, to give yourself time to adjust what you buy for the rest of the billing cycle if it’s getting close.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

T-Mobile added a record 2.3 million post paid net customers over the quarter, which are subscribers who pay at the end of the billing cycle rather than upfront, with a churn rate of 0.89%.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Over your billing cycle, your meter keeps track of the energy you send to the utility, and the energy you buy from it, then calculates what you’re owed in credits.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Less than a week before his billing cycle closed, he received a warning from SoCalGas that rates were spiking.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Zero other debt besides whatever groceries and such we’ve charged since the last billing cycle.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2023

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