> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://zenskar.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Glossary This glossary defines the terms of the Contracts documentation. ## A ### Active contract A contract that you have published. An active contract produces invoices. See [Draft and active contracts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#draft-and-active-contracts). ### Anchor date The date from which Zenskar counts the billing periods of a line item, within a range of dates. See [Anchor dates: where billing periods start](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/anchor-dates#anchor-dates-where-billing-periods-start). ## B ### Billing cadence How often Zenskar invoices a line item, such as monthly. See [Billing: when Zenskar invoices](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/billing#billing-when-zenskar-invoices). ### Billing period One period of the billing cadence, such as one month. See [Billing: when Zenskar invoices](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/billing#billing-when-zenskar-invoices). ### Billing version The [version](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#version) of the billing of a [line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#line-item). See [Billing: when Zenskar invoices](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/billing#billing-when-zenskar-invoices). ## C ### Carrier product A product on the contract that shows the shortfall of a contract-level minimum commitment as its own invoice line. The shortfall replaces the charges of the carrier product. See [Shortfall on the invoice](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#shortfall-on-the-invoice). ### Commitment period The period over which Zenskar compares the actual usage or spend with the minimum. See [Minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#minimum-commitments-the-least-that-a-customer-pays). ### Contract An agreement that records what a customer buys from you, at what price, and for how long. See [Contracts: what you agree with a customer](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#contracts-what-you-agree-with-a-customer). ### Contract duration The period from the start date to the end date of a contract. See [Contracts: what you agree with a customer](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#contracts-what-you-agree-with-a-customer). ### Contract-level minimum commitment A minimum commitment on the total spend of several [products](/docs/20260301/product-modules/products/glossary#product) of a [contract](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#contract). See [Contract-level minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#contract-level-minimum-commitments). ### Contract status The stage of a contract: draft or active. See [Contracts: what you agree with a customer](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#contracts-what-you-agree-with-a-customer). ### Covered product A product whose charges count toward a contract-level minimum commitment. See [Contract-level minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#contract-level-minimum-commitments). ## D ### Discount A reduction to the charge of a line item for a range of dates. See [Discounts: what reduces a charge](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#discounts-what-reduces-a-charge). ### Discount cadence How often the amount of a fixed-amount discount, or the free units of a quantity discount, become available again, such as every month. See [Fixed-amount discounts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#fixed-amount-discounts). ### Discount order The position of a discount in the sequence in which Zenskar applies the discounts of a line item. See [Discount order: which discount applies first](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#discount-order-which-discount-applies-first). ### Discount type The kind of reduction that a discount makes: a percentage of the charge, a fixed amount, or a number of free units. See [Discount types: how a discount reduces the charge](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#discount-types-how-a-discount-reduces-the-charge). ### Draft contract A contract that you are still preparing. A draft contract does not produce invoices. See [Draft and active contracts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#draft-and-active-contracts). ## E ### Evaluation mode The rule that decides when Zenskar checks the minimum and bills the shortfall within a commitment period. See [Evaluation modes](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#evaluation-modes). ## F ### Fixed-amount discount A discount that reduces the charge of a line item by an amount of money in each discount cadence. See [Fixed-amount discounts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#fixed-amount-discounts). ### Fixed quantity A quantity that you enter as a number, instead of measuring it with a billable metric. See [Fixed quantities and quantity entries](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/quantity#fixed-quantities-and-quantity-entries). ## I ### Invoice preview A calculation of the invoices that a contract would produce with its current settings, shown before you save or publish. See [Invoices: what a contract produces](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#invoices-what-a-contract-produces). ### Invoice regeneration The recalculation of the draft and upcoming invoices of an active contract after its settings change. See [Invoices: what a contract produces](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#invoices-what-a-contract-produces). ### Invoicing config The setting that decides how Zenskar invoices an increase to a period whose invoice is already approved. See [Invoicing configs: increases after approval](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#invoicing-configs-increases-after-approval). ## L ### Last-day-of-month alignment An option of an anchor date that starts every billing period on the last day of its month. See [Last-day-of-month alignment](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/anchor-dates#last-day-of-month-alignment). ### Line item The part of a contract that charges for one product. See [Line items: what the customer buys](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#line-items-what-the-customer-buys). ### Line-item duration The period during which a line item charges for its product. See [Line items: what the customer buys](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#line-items-what-the-customer-buys). ### Line-item minimum commitment A minimum commitment on one [line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#line-item). See [Line-item minimum commitments: a floor on one line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#line-item-minimum-commitments-a-floor-on-one-line-item). ## M ### Minimum commitment The least amount or quantity that a customer pays for in a commitment period, whatever the actual usage. See [Minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#minimum-commitments-the-least-that-a-customer-pays). ### Minimum-quantity commitment A line-item minimum commitment on the number of units of the line item. See [Line-item minimum commitments: a floor on one line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#line-item-minimum-commitments-a-floor-on-one-line-item). ### Minimum-spend commitment A line-item minimum commitment on the amount that the line item charges. See [Line-item minimum commitments: a floor on one line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#line-item-minimum-commitments-a-floor-on-one-line-item). ## P ### Payment term The rule that sets when the invoices of a contract are due. See [Payment terms: when invoices are due](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#payment-terms-when-invoices-are-due). ### Payment-term version A payment term that applies to one range of dates within the contract duration. See [Payment-term versions](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#payment-term-versions). ### Payment timing Whether Zenskar invoices a line item at the start of each billing period or at the end. See [Billing: when Zenskar invoices](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/billing#billing-when-zenskar-invoices). ### Percentage discount A discount that reduces the charge of a line item by a percentage. See [Percentage discounts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#percentage-discounts). ### Price override A change that a line item makes to the amounts or the [pricing period](/docs/20260301/product-modules/products/glossary#pricing-period) of its pricing preset. The pricing preset itself does not change. See [Price overrides](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/pricing#price-overrides). ### Pricing version The [version](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#version) of the pricing of a [line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#line-item). See [Pricing versions: changes to the pricing](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/pricing#pricing-versions-changes-to-the-pricing). ## Q ### Quantity The number of units that a line item charges for. See [Quantity: how many units a line item charges for](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/quantity#quantity-how-many-units-a-line-item-charges-for). ### Quantity cadence How often a recurring quantity applies again, such as monthly. See [Recurring quantities](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/quantity#recurring-quantities). ### Quantity discount A discount that gives a number of free units of a line item in each discount cadence. See [Quantity discounts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts#quantity-discounts). ### Quantity entry A dated value within a version of a fixed quantity, such as a new seat count from a date. See [Fixed quantities and quantity entries](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/quantity#fixed-quantities-and-quantity-entries). ### Quantity version The [version](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#version) of the quantity of a [line item](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/glossary#line-item). See [Quantity versions: how many units](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/quantity#quantity-versions-how-many-units). ## S ### Shortfall The difference between the minimum and the actual usage or spend in a commitment period. Zenskar bills the shortfall. See [Minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments#minimum-commitments-the-least-that-a-customer-pays). ## V ### Version A setting of a line item that applies to one range of dates within the line-item duration. See [Line-item timelines](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts#line-item-timelines). ## Related topics * [Concepts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/contracts) * [Products](/docs/20260301/product-modules/products/concepts/products) * [Line item: minimum commitments](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/minimum-commitments) * [Line item: discounts](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/discounts) * [Line item: anchor dates](/docs/20260301/product-modules/contracts/concepts/line-items/anchor-dates) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.