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remaining allowance

Remaining allowance is the amount of data, call time, messages, or other service use included in a telecom plan that has not yet been used in the current period.

In plain English

It shows how much of the plan’s included use is still left in the current period. The amount can be measured as data, call time, messages, or another included service. It refers only to what has not yet been used.

In context

Here, “remaining allowance” labels the amount of included service use that is still unused in the current period.

Situation
Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
What it communicates
labels the unused included amount in the usage tracker.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not state the size of the unused amount or the exact type of service it refers to.

Examples

“Although the plan included 10 GB, her remaining allowance was only 2 GB by the end of the week.”

Core meaning

“Before sending more photos, he checked his remaining allowance.”

In context

  • unused allowance Near Synonym

    Both refer to the part of an included service amount that has not yet been used.

  • allowance Broader Term

    An allowance can be the full included amount, while remaining allowance is only the unused part.