termination fee

Contract cancellation cost

A termination fee is a charge for ending a contract before its scheduled expiration.

Common in cell phone plans, gym memberships, and leases, it compensates the provider for lost expected revenue: The early termination fee was two hundred dollars.

Also called a cancellation fee or early termination fee.

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