Billing Glossary

Why This Exists

This glossary defines Billing Domain terms with precise meanings.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Business Value

Shared language helps product, architecture, engineering, finance, support, and executive teams manage subscriptions consistently.

Terms

Term	Definition
Billing Account	Commercial account linked to an Organization for subscription and invoice management.
Subscription Plan	Commercial package that defines included entitlements and limits.
Free	Entry-level plan for limited access.
Starter	Basic paid plan for early procurement use.
Professional	Paid plan for active procurement operators.
Business	Paid plan for teams and broader capability access.
Enterprise	Negotiated plan for advanced governance, scale, support, and custom terms.
Trial	Time-bound access before paid conversion or expiry.
Subscription	Accepted commercial relationship between billing account and plan.
Subscription Status	Current access and commercial state of a subscription.
Invoice	Billing document requesting payment.
Invoice Line Item	Itemized invoice charge, credit, tax, discount, or adjustment.
Payment	Billing record of payment attempt or settlement.
Payment Failure	Failed payment record and recovery context.
Entitlement	Billing-owned grant of access to a capability or feature.
Plan Limit	Limit defined by a subscription plan.
Usage Limit	Measured limit applied to usage in a period.
Renewal	Scheduled continuation of a subscription.
Cancellation	Requested or completed ending of a subscription or renewal.
Provider Callback	Message from payment provider about payment processing status.
Billing Notification Request	Billing-owned request for Notification to deliver billing communication.

Boundary Notes

Billing terms describe commercial state. Organization identity, notification delivery, analytics reporting, AI reasoning, and operational procurement facts remain defined in their owning domains.