precancel

[ pree-kan-suhl ]

verb (used with object),pre·can·celed, pre·can·cel·ing or (especially British) pre·can·celled, pre·can·cel·ling.
  1. to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.

noun
  1. a precanceled stamp.

Origin of precancel

1
First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + cancel

Other words from precancel

  • pre·can·cel·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for precancel

precancel

/ (priːˈkænsəl) /


verb-cels, -celling or -celled or US -cels, -celing or -celed
  1. (tr) to cancel (postage stamps) before placing them on mail

noun
  1. a precancelled stamp

Derived forms of precancel

  • precancellation, noun

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