Definitions for cancel
ˈkæn səlcan·cel

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. natural, cancel(verb)

   a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

2. cancel, call off, scratch, scrub(verb)

   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 off(verb)

   make up for

   "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

4. cancel, strike down(verb)

   declare null and void; make ineffective

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

5. delete, cancel(verb)

   remove or make invisible

   "Please delete my name from your list"

6. cancel, invalidate(verb)

   make invalid for use

   "cancel cheques or tickets"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cancel(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

2. cancel(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

3. cancel(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

4. cancel(Verb)

   To cross out something with lines etc.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

5. cancel(Verb)

   To invalidate or annul something.

   He cancelled his order on their website.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

6. cancel(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

7. cancel(Verb)

   To offset or equalize something.

   The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

8. cancel(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

9. cancel(Verb)

   To stop production of a programme.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cancel(verb)

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

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

2. Cancel(verb)

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

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

3. Cancel(verb)

   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

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

4. Cancel(verb)

   to annul or destroy; to revoke or recall

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

5. Cancel(verb)

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

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

6. Cancel(verb)

   an inclosure; a boundary; a limit

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

7. Cancel(verb)

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

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

8. Cancel(verb)

   the part thus suppressed

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cancel

   Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

How to pronounce cancel?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   Given China's massive cyberattacks against America, its militarization of the South China Sea, continued state interference with its economy, and persistent persecution of Christians and human rights activists, President Obama needs to cancel the state visit, there's serious work to be done rather than pomp and circumstance. We need to see some backbone from President Obama on U.S.-China relations.

2. Jonathan Reckford:

   I am saddened that we have had to cancel this year's Carter Work Project.

3. Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier:

   The result was a program we had to cancel after producing 555 fewer planes than the Air Force initially wanted.

4. Sport Boris Pistorius:

   I welcome the decision by the DFB to play the game after discussions with Lower Saxony security officials. There are no reasons that would force us to cancel the game, we also want to send a signal that these cowardly terrorists cannot run our lives.

5. Carlos Lome:

   When the (train) project was suspended, many Chinese firms saw it on Chinese TV, on the news, and they said to me, 'If we can't trust the word of the state ... what guarantee do we have that you won't cancel?'.

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