( ˈbreak-up fee) especially in the US, an amount of money that a company must pay if it breaks an agreement to be sold to another company 单方终止协议费用（尤指在美国，如果一家公司违反并购协议，必须支付一定金额的补偿）◆A break fee of $60 million is payable if the company pulls out of the sale. 如果这公司退出这出售交易，便要支付 6000 万元的终止协议费用。
() an amount of money that you must pay if you end a legal agreement before the agreed time 终止协议费（如果某人在规定的时间前终止法律协议，必须支付一定金额的款项）◆There is a break fee of several thousand dollars if the loan is repaid early. 如果提前偿还贷款，需要支付一笔数千元的终止协议费。