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cycle start date

The cycle start date is the calendar date on which a telecom account’s recurring billing cycle begins.

In plain English

Telecom accounts are billed in repeating periods. This date marks the first calendar day of the account’s current billing period. It is the point where that recurring cycle starts again.

In context

Here, it identifies the calendar date when the account’s current recurring billing period starts.

Situation
Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
What it communicates
labels the date when the current billing cycle begins.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not state how long the billing cycle lasts or what amount is billed in it.

Examples

“Their cycle start date fell on 1 April, but the payment was not due until mid-month.”

Core meaning

“By checking the cycle start date, she confirmed that the account was already in a new billing period.”

In context

  • calendar date Broader Term

    A cycle start date is a kind of calendar date.

  • cycle end date Opposite

    One marks the beginning of the billing cycle; the other marks its end.