disloyalty fee

disloyalty fee n. money charged by a bank to a client for using an automated teller machine that does not belong to the bank’s network. Editorial Note: Originally a British term, disloyalty fee now also appears in Australia,  New Zealand, and Canada. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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