cancellation

Or can·cel·a·tion

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. an act of canceling.

2. the marks or perforations made in canceling.

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

cancellation

/ ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the fact or an instance of cancelling

2. something that has been cancelled, such as a theatre ticket, esp when it is available for another person to take

   we have a cancellation in the stalls

3. the marks or perforation made by cancelling

Other Word Forms

• recancellation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancellation¹

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

Example Sentences

“All jobs end. It is not our lives or our health,” O’Kelly wrote last week in a Facebook post, announcing the cancellation.

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The remaining $400 million is primarily tied to fees for contract cancellations and commercial settlements related to its investments in EVs.

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The company said $1.2 billion of the charge is related to adjustments in its EV capacity and the remaining $400 million is for fees tied to contract cancellations and other charges related to commercial settlements.

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Apparently, that was in the original script, written before Colbert’s show cancellation was made public.

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Japan Airlines was also hacked last Christmas, causing delays and cancellations to domestic flights.

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Related Words

• abandonment 
• abolition 
• annulment 
• dissolution 
• elimination 
• repeal 
• retirement 
• reversal 
• revocation