cancel

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈkænsl̩/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English).

2 Definition

An enclosure; a boundary; a limit.

3 Definition

The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.

4 Definition

The page thus suppressed.

5 Definition

The page that replaces it.

Verb
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cross out something with lines etc.

2 Definition

To invalidate or annul something.

Example Sentences
  • He cancelled his order on their website.
3 Definition

To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.

Example Sentences
  • This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.
4 Definition

To offset or equalize something.

Example Sentences
  • The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.
5 Definition

To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.

6 Definition

To stop production of a programme.

7 Definition

To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.

8 Definition

To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude.

9 Definition

To kill.

10 Definition

To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture.