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boost

to buy an additional amount of data allowance for a mobile or internet service, especially when the amount included in the regular plan has been used up.

In plain English

This means paying for more data to add to an existing service. It is mainly used when the normal amount in the plan is no longer enough, especially after it has all been used.

In context

Here, boost labels the action of buying extra data allowance for the mobile or internet service, especially after the regular plan's included amount has been used up.

Situation
Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
What it communicates
labels an action offering extra data in the app.

Meaning limits

By itself, boost does not say how much extra data is bought or whether the regular plan's included amount has already been fully used.

Examples

“When the household had used up its monthly allowance, it boosted the home internet plan with 5 GB of extra data.”

Core meaning

“Her mobile service was boosted with extra data on the last day of the billing cycle.”

In context