Cancel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), can·celed, can·cel·ing or (especially British) can·celled, can·cel·ling.
  1. to make void, as a contract or other obligation; annul: to cancel a hotel reservation;to cancel a magazine subscription.
  2. to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting.
  3. to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse.
  4. to neutralize; compensate for; counterbalance: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. to cross out (words, letters, etc.) by drawing a line over the item.
  9. to omit.
verb (used without object), can·celed, can·cel·ing or (especially British) can·celled, can·cel·ling.
  1. to counterbalance or compensate for one another; become neutralized (often followed by out): The pros and cons cancel out.
  2. (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
  1. an act of canceling.
  2. Printing, Bookbinding.
    • an omitted passage, page, etc.
    • a replacement for an omitted part.
verb -cels, -celling or -celled or US -cels, -celing or -celed (mainly tr)
  1. to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off
  2. to revoke or annul
  3. to delete (writing, numbers, etc); cross out
  4. to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use
  5. to counterbalance; make up for (a deficiency, etc)
    • to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts
    • to eliminate (a debit or credit) by making an offsetting entry on the opposite side of the account
  7. 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
    • to be able to be eliminated in this way
noun
  1. a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
  2. a less common word for cancellation
  3. music a US word for natural (def. 20)
Cancel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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