diff --git a/specification/appendix/commitment_discounts.md b/specification/appendix/commitment_discounts.md
index ce9b079dd..a69b65f38 100644
--- a/specification/appendix/commitment_discounts.md
+++ b/specification/appendix/commitment_discounts.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Within the FOCUS specification, the following examples demonstrate how a *commit
 
 ### Purchase *Rows*
 
-All *commitment discount* purchases appear with a positive `BilledCost`, `PricingCategory` as "Committed", and with the *commitment discount's* id populating both the `ResourceId` and `CommitmentDiscountId` value. One-time purchases appear as a single record with `ChargeCategory` as "Purchase", `ChargeFrequency` as "One-Time", and the total quantity and units for *commitment discount's* *term* reflected as `CommitmentDiscountQuantity` and `CommitmentDiscountUnit`, respectively.
+All *commitment discount* purchases appear with a positive `BilledCost`, `PricingCategory` as "Standard", and with the *commitment discount's* id populating both the `ResourceId` and `CommitmentDiscountId` value. One-time purchases appear as a single record with `ChargeCategory` as "Purchase", `ChargeFrequency` as "One-Time", and the total quantity and units for *commitment discount's* *term* reflected as `CommitmentDiscountQuantity` and `CommitmentDiscountUnit`, respectively.
 
 Recurring purchases are allocated across all corresponding *charge periods* of the *term* when `ChargeCategory` is "Purchase", `ChargeFrequency` is "Recurring", and `CommitmentDiscountQuantity` and `CommitmentDiscountUnit` are reflected only for that *charge period*.
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The entire *commitment discount* is billed _once_ during the first *charge perio
         "ChargePeriodEndDate": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
         "ChargeCategory": "Purchase",
         "ChargeFrequency": "One-Time",
-        "PricingCategory": "Committed",
+        "PricingCategory": "Standard",
         "ResourceId": "<commitment-discount-id>",
         "BilledCost": 8760.00,
         "EffectiveCost": 0.00,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The *commitment discount* is billed across all 8,760 (`24 hours * 365 days`) *ch
         "ChargePeriodEndDate": "2023-01-01T01:00:00Z",
         "ChargeCategory": "Purchase",
         "ChargeFrequency": "Recurring",
-        "PricingCategory": "Committed",
+        "PricingCategory": "Standard",
         "ResourceId": "<commitment-discount-id>",
         "BilledCost": 1.00,
         "EffectiveCost": 0.00,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ With a 50/50 split, half of the commitment is billed _once_ during the first *ch
         "ChargePeriodEndDate": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
         "ChargeCategory": "Purchase",
         "ChargeFrequency": "One-Time",
-        "PricingCategory": "Committed",
+        "PricingCategory": "Standard",
         "ResourceId": "<commitment-discount-id>",
         "BilledCost": 4380.00,
         "EffectiveCost": 0.00,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ With a 50/50 split, half of the commitment is billed _once_ during the first *ch
         "ChargePeriodEndDate": "2023-01-01T01:00:00Z",
         "ChargeCategory": "Purchase",
         "ChargeFrequency": "Recurring",
-        "PricingCategory": "Committed",
+        "PricingCategory": "Standard",
         "ResourceId": "<commitment-discount-id>",
         "BilledCost": 0.50,
         "EffectiveCost": 0.00,
diff --git a/specification/columns/pricingcategory.md b/specification/columns/pricingcategory.md
index 1636622d9..ae0369498 100644
--- a/specification/columns/pricingcategory.md
+++ b/specification/columns/pricingcategory.md
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Allowed values:
 
 | Value     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | :-------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Standard  | Charges priced at the agreed upon rate for the billing account, including [*negotiated discounts*](#glossary:negotiated-discount). This includes any flat rate and volume/tiered pricing but does not include dynamic or *commitment discount* pricing. |
+| Standard  | Charges priced at the agreed upon rate for the billing account, including [*negotiated discounts*](#glossary:negotiated-discount). This pricing includes any flat rate and volume/tiered pricing but does not include dynamic pricing or reduced pricing due to the application of a *commitment discount*. This does include the purchase of a commitment discount at agreed upon rates. |
 | Dynamic   | Charges priced at a variable rate determined by the provider. This includes any product or service with a unit price the provider can change without notice, like interruptible or low priority resources.               |
-| Committed | Charges with reduced prices due to a *commitment discount* specified by the Commitment Discount ID.                                                                                                                  |
+| Committed | Charges with reduced pricing due to the application of the *commitment discount* specified by the Commitment Discount ID.                                                                                                |
 | Other     | Charges priced in a way not covered by another pricing category.                                                                                                                                                         |
 
 ## Introduced (version)