Definitions for cancel
ˈkæn səlcan·cel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. natural, cancelverb

   a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

2. cancel, call off, scratch, scrubverb

   postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

   "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"

3. cancel, offset, set offverb

   make up for

   "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

4. cancel, strike downverb

   declare null and void; make ineffective

   "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

5. delete, cancelverb

   remove or make invisible

   "Please delete my name from your list"

6. cancel, invalidateverb

   make invalid for use

   "cancel cheques or tickets"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancelnoun

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

2. cancelnoun

   An inclosure; a boundary; a limit.

   A prison is but a retirement, and opportunity of serious thoughts, to a person whose spiritdesires no enlargement beyond the cancels of the body. uE000135647uE001 Jeremy Taylor.

3. cancelnoun

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

4. cancelverb

   To cross out something with lines etc.

5. cancelverb

   To invalidate or annul something.

   He cancelled his order on their website.

6. cancelverb

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

   This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.

7. cancelverb

   To offset or equalize something.

   The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.

8. cancelverb

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

9. cancelverb

   To stop production of a programme.

10. Etymology: From Latin, diminutive of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CANCELverb

   Etymology: canceller, Fr. from cancellis notare, to mark with cross lines.

   1. To cross a writing.2. To efface; to obliterate in general.

   Now welcome night, thou night so long expected,
   That long day’s labour doth at last defray,
   And all my cares which cruel love collected,
   Has summ’d in one, and cancelled for aye. Edmund Spenser.

   Know then, I here forget all former griefs,
   Cancel all grudge; repeal thee home again. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

   Thou whom avenging pow’rs obey,
   Cancel my debt, too great to pay,
   Before the sad accounting day. Wentworth Dillon.

   I pass the bills, my lords,
   For cancelling your debts. Thomas Southerne, Spartan Dame.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancel

   To cancel generally means to annul or call off a planned event, agreement, decision, or ongoing process. It could also refer to the act of neutralizing or counteracting the effect of something, thus rendering it ineffective, in various fields such as mathematics, physics, or technology. Finally, in relation to subscriptions or services, canceling could signify the termination of an ongoing service or agreement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cancelverb

   to inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework

2. Cancelverb

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

3. Cancelverb

   to cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate

4. Cancelverb

   to annul or destroy; to revoke or recall

5. Cancelverb

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

6. Cancelverb

   an inclosure; a boundary; a limit

7. Cancelverb

   the suppression or striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages

8. Cancelverb

   the part thus suppressed

9. Etymology: [See Cancel, v. i., and cf. Chancel.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cancel

   Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cancel

   kan′sel, v.t. to erase or blot out by crossing with lines: to annul or suppress, as a printed page, &c.: to obliterate: to frustrate: to counterbalance or compensate for: to remove equivalent quantities on opposite sides of an equation:—pr.p. can′celling; pa.p. can′celled.—n. the suppression of a printed page or sheet, the page so cancelled, or the new one substituted. [Fr. canceller—L. cancell-āre, from cancelli, railings, lattice-work, dim. of cancer.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CANCEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cancel is ranked #8649 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cancel surname appeared 3,801 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cancel.
   
   84.2% or 3,203 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   11.9% or 454 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 69 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 54 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Balance
   • Mark
   • Remove

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cancel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3896

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cancel' in Verbs Frequency: #658

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How to pronounce cancel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cancel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cancel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cancel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cancel in a Sentence

1. Zhang Kejia:

   We've basically not had anyone cancel because of the bombing.

2. Anshuman Ghulati:

   Yes, its coronavirus that made us cancel our programs, people are scared this year, we have canceled our event. CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS CONTINUING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE Other groups in New Delhi also canceled their plans. Atul Goyal, president of United Residents Joint Action, said there would be no gala lunches or water dance events.

3. Jackie Speier:

   This was all a smokescreen to cancel a public hearing, as far as I'm concerned, that's obstruction of justice.

4. Foo Fighters:

   It's been really hard, actually, to get through the show, because in many ways, I feel torn. Like, why am I up here dancing and having fun when people are crying over the loss of their loved ones? she continued. However, that is exactly what these people want to do. They want to shut us up. They want to silence us. And we won't let them. We will never let them, because there is power in unity, and I do believe that as much chaos and pain and senseless violence and terrorism that occurs around this world, not just in Paris, as much as that that does occur, there is more goodness in this world. We are here to prove it. Audience members clapped and cheered in support of Madonna’s statements, clearly moved by her words. U2 Visits Memorial Site Near Paris Concert Hall, Bono Speaks Out: 'These Are Our People' Madonna, who visibly teared up during her speech, went on to say that she felt conflicted about performing on Saturday and considered canceling her show. I was gonna cancel my show tonight but then I thought to myself, 'Why should I give that to them? Why should I allow them to stop me and to stop us from enjoying freedom? all of the places where people were killed were places where people were having fun, people were enjoying themselves, eating in restaurants, dancing, singing, watching a soccer match.

5. Marco Rubio:

   This is illegal. The president doesn't have the authority to do this. He's not an emperor. He can't just with the stroke of a pen cancel $300-$400 billion worth of student loans, it's unfair. Eighty-five percent of the people in this country do not have a student loan. They either had one and paid it or they don't have one, and that 85% is gonna pay for the 15% who got a tangible benefit.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cancel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cancel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cancel
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cancel
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cancel
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cancel