cancellation

American  

[kan-suh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /

Or cancelation

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.

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cancellation British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• recancellation noun

Etymology

Origin of cancellation

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

Example Sentences

The cancellation of tariffs could prompt some firms to keep their prices stable for a while longer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just hours later, producers of “Sherri” announced they were pulling the plug on that series, attributing the cancellation to “the evolving daytime television landscape.”

From Los Angeles Times

And while cruise lines obviously don’t aim to have an overbooking problem, experts say the lines count on a certain number of cancellations — and the math sometimes doesn’t work out.

From MarketWatch

Now comes this week’s contretemps over the “Late Show” cancellation of a broadcast interview with Talarico.

From The Wall Street Journal

Colbert is under contract through May and has been kept on the air since the cancellation announcement last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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