late fee waiver

Overdue charge cancellation

A late fee waiver is the cancellation or forgiveness of a penalty charge that would otherwise be assessed for missing a payment deadline.

Banks, landlords, and utility companies may grant waivers as a courtesy to customers with good payment histories: I called my credit card company and asked for a late fee waiver.

The term appears most often in billing disputes and customer service contexts.

Related

credit card · library · billing · excuse · request · deadline · mercy · pardon · balance · minimum payment · statement · customer service · dispute · hardship · collection · interest · payment · payment plan

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Opposites
financial benefit vs. financial burden

late fee waiverlate fee

Penalty for overdue payment

penalty fee · surcharge · finance charge · interest charge · collection fee

customer benefit vs. customer penalty

late fee waiverpenalty

Punishment for wrongdoing

surcharge · service charge · administrative fee · processing fee · convenience fee

Family

late, later, latest, lately, lateness, waive, waiver, waivers, waived

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G