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- Dictionarycancel/ˈkansl/
verb
- 1. decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place: "he was forced to cancel his visit" Similar
- 2. (of a factor or circumstance) neutralize or negate the force or effect of (another): "the shipping costs cancelled out any savings" Similar
noun
- 1. a mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used: "a stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel"
- 2. a new page or section inserted in a book to replace the original text, typically to correct an error: "a cancel title page"
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The meaning of CANCEL is to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time. How to use cancel in a sentence.
- To cancel someone is to stop supporting them or their work. This means no longer reading what they write, listening to or watching what they create...
- The forms of cancel in American English are typically canceled and canceling; in British English they are cancelled and cancelling. Cancellation is...
- The word cancellable (which is also but less commonly spelled cancelable) describes something, such as a contract or policy, that can be canceled—t...
CANCEL definition: 1. to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services…. Learn more.
a replacement for an omitted part. to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off. to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use. to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts.
If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time: cancel a picnic; cancel a soccer game.
CANCEL meaning: 1. to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services…. Learn more.
To cancel means to call off or postpone indefinitely. Which is probably what you would do if the hotel you were planning to stay in has an infestation of bedbugs. Scrub, scratch, or strike down — those are all other ways of saying cancel.
