[] () ( 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。