precancel

American  

[pree-kan-suhl] / priˈkæn səl /

verb (used with object)

precanceled, precanceling, precancelled, precancelling

1. to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.

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noun

1. a precanceled stamp.

precancel British  

/ priːˈkænsəl /

verb

1. (tr) to cancel (postage stamps) before placing them on mail

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noun

1. a precancelled stamp

Other Word Forms

• precancellation noun

Etymology

Origin of precancel

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + cancel