Breakage costs
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Breakage costs , or break costs, on a loan are the opportunity cost to a lender of a borrower repaying a loan before scheduled maturity, meaning the lender must unwind its interest rate hedges - usually the difference between the rate payable on the loan for the specified period and the overnight rate
swap break costs are the equivalent for a swap, where there are cash flows running in both directions.