cancel
to make void, as a contract or other obligation; annul: to cancel a hotel reservation;to cancel a magazine subscription.
to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting.
to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse.
to neutralize; compensate for; counterbalance: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark.
to publicly reject, boycott, or no longer support (a person or group) because of socially or morally unacceptable views or actions: Fans have been quick to cancel their favorite rapper or other celebrity.
Accounting.
to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges: He plans to cancel his account at the department store.
to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt.
Mathematics. to eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.
to cross out (words, letters, etc.) by drawing a line over the item.
Printing. to omit.
to counterbalance or compensate for one another; become neutralized (often followed by out): The pros and cons cancel out.
Mathematics. (of factors common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, certain terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.) to be equivalent; to allow cancellation.
an act of canceling.
Printing, Bookbinding.
an omitted passage, page, etc.
a replacement for an omitted part.
Origin of cancel
1synonym study For cancel
Other words for cancel
Other words from cancel
- can·cel·a·ble; especially British, can·cel·la·ble, adjective
- can·cel·er; especially British, can·cel·ler, noun
- re·can·cel, verb (used with object), re·can·celed, re·can·cel·ing or (especially British) re·can·celled, re·can·cel·ling.
- self-can·celed, adjective
- self-can·celled, adjective
- un·can·cel·a·ble, adjective
- un·can·celed, adjective
- un·can·cel·la·ble, adjective
- un·can·celled, adjective
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How to use cancel in a sentence
No cancel culture is more prevalent in American society than the anti-Palestinian variety.
The series was cancelled after one season, but Leto had already proven his considerable talent.
Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization | The Daily Beast | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe compassionate release was cancelled and he was sent back to his cell.
Cosby cancelled an appearance scheduled for the following week on Late Show with David Letterman.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account | Scott Porch | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTMZ reported that the five concert venues had cancelled Cosby performances for early 2015.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account | Scott Porch | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Cosby is still scheduling performances for early 2015, and not all of his December performances have been cancelled.
How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account | Scott Porch | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSynaptic cells summed and integrated, cancelled and compared and with saucy assurance sent the findings on toward Cumulative.
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseLikewise, his poll taxes are cancelled and annulled for the three years next preceding if he has an honorable discharge.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn spite of everything, he felt him present, an offence to his personal dignity, that visitor whose invitation had been cancelled.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetThey issued their own decrees without his authority, and sometimes cancelled his orders without consulting him.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondMerchants combined to stop all importation from England, cancelled their orders and delayed sending remittances.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for cancel
/ (ˈkænsəl) /
to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off
to revoke or annul: the order for the new television set was cancelled
to delete (writing, numbers, etc); cross out: he cancelled his name and substituted hers
to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use
(also intr usually foll by out) to counterbalance; make up for (a deficiency, etc): his generosity cancelled out his past unkindness
to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts
(sometimes foll by out) accounting to eliminate (a debit or credit) by making an offsetting entry on the opposite side of the account
maths
to eliminate (numbers, quantities, or terms) as common factors from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction or as equal terms from opposite sides of an equation
(intr) to be able to be eliminated in this way
a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
a less common word for cancellation
music a US word for natural (def. 20)
Origin of cancel
1Derived forms of cancel
- canceller or US canceler, noun
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