cancellation

or can·cel·a·tion

[ kan-suh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the marks or perforations made in canceling.

something canceled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

Words nearby cancellation

cancel, cancel out, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated, cancellation, cancellation law, cancellous, cancellous bone, cancellous tissue, cancellus

Origin of cancellation

First recorded in 1525–35, cancellation is from the Latin word cancellātion- (stem of cancellātiō). See cancellate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM cancellation

re·can·cel·la·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for cancelation

Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.
The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because of a last minute cancelation we got the cottage at a special rate.
Why I Hate The Beach|P. J. O’Rourke|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And a cancelation during the busiest travel season of the year could make it difficult to book another flight.
A Tale of Thanksgiving Triumph|Michael Daly|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With the cancelation of the event, discourse between the two diverse entities will not have a venue.
Vatican Cancels Stem-Cell Conference After Scientists Refuse to Be Censored|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

This may be done by a subsequent testamentary document, or by some physical destruction or cancelation of the will.
The Curiosities and Law of Wills|John Proffatt
The physical destruction or cancelation of a will by a testator is the most palpable and unmistakable mode of its revocation.
The Curiosities and Law of Wills|John Proffatt
But, after all, the cancelation of the German indemnity is something.
Peking Dust|Ellen N. La Motte

British Dictionary definitions for cancelation

cancellation

/ (ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the fact or an instance of cancelling

something that has been cancelled, such as a theatre ticket, esp when it is available for another person to takewe have a cancellation in the stalls

the marks or perforation made by cancelling

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cancellation

or can·cel·a·tion

noun

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Origin of cancellation

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noun