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Subscriptions

# Billing cycle

Billing cycle

The interval between charges on a subscription, such as weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly.

## What is Billing cycle?

The billing cycle and the delivery schedule are often the same, but not always. A prepaid plan, for example, bills once and delivers several times.

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