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cancel
[ kan-suhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to make void, as a contract or other obligation; annul: to cancel a magazine subscription.
to cancel a hotel reservation;
to cancel a magazine subscription.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- 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.
noun
- an act of canceling.
- Printing, Bookbinding.
- an omitted passage, page, etc.
- a replacement for an omitted part.
cancel
/ ˈæԲə /
verb
- 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 intrusually foll byout 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
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· especially British, ··· adjective
- ·· especially British, ·· noun
- ·· verb (used with object) recanceled recanceling or (especially British) recancelled recancelling
- -· adjective
- -· adjective
- un···· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
- un···· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cancel1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cancel1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In response to the cuts, UCLA, USC and other campuses have canceled some research efforts or rescinded some doctoral candidate and postdoctoral research position offers.
However, in a twist few saw coming, Barr cut that renewal short after she posted a racist tweet that resulted in the network swiftly canceling the show.
Canadians are refusing to buy American products, canceling travel plans south of the border, even booing the U.S. anthem before professional hockey games.
Most of the department’s research and data collections are carried out by outside contractors, and nearly 90 of these contracts were canceled, Hechinger reported.
Ryan Christiansen, Caledonia's president and head distiller, says his business had an order on track for shipment to Quebec cancelled directly after tariffs were announced.
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Related 51Թs
Canceled Vs. Cancelled
What's the difference between canceled Իcancelled?
Canceled and cancelled are alternate forms of the past tense of the verb cancel.
Canceled is the primary spelling used in American English, while cancelled is the spelling used in British English and preferred in many locations, including in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Canada. Perhaps for this reason, cancelled is also occasionally used in American English.
This is part of a general British English spelling pattern in which a single letter L at the end of a verb is doubled when the verb is changed to form a different tense, such as by adding –ed for past tense or -ing for continuous tense. So cancelling is used in British English, while canceling is primarily used in American English. This same pattern applies for many words, such as counsel, but not all. When the stress falls on the final syllable, the L is usually doubled (the past tense of propel is typically spelled propelled, for example).
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between canceled and cancelled.
Quiz yourself on canceled vs. cancelled!
True or False?
The spelling cancelled is never used in American English.
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