Definitions for cancel
ˈkæn səlcan·cel

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cancelnoun

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

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

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.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

3. cancelnoun

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

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

4. cancelverb

   To cross out something with lines etc.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

5. cancelverb

   To invalidate or annul something.

   He cancelled his order on their website.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

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.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

7. cancelverb

   To offset or equalize something.

   The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

8. cancelverb

   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. cancelverb

   To stop production of a programme.

   Etymology: From Latin , diminutive of .

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

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"

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

1. Cancelverb

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

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

2. Cancelverb

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

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

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

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

4. Cancelverb

   to annul or destroy; to revoke or recall

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

5. Cancelverb

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

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

6. Cancelverb

   an inclosure; a boundary; a limit

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

7. Cancelverb

   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. Cancelverb

   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.]

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

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. Stephen Crane:

   It took maybe four months to get this interview and then they willy-nilly cancel it.

2. Donald Trump:

   I will also cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama/Clinton.

3. Governor Cuomo:

   People know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth. Let the review proceed, I’m not going to resign.

4. Lauren Machowsky:

   I refer them to the The CDC website and say, ‘ Listen, this is my experience. I was going away and had to cancel, ’.

5. Sergio Gor:

   She's doing well, and will be retested to ensure the diagnosis is correct since she's asymptomatic, but as a precaution will cancel all upcoming events, donald Trump Jr. was tested negative, but as a precaution is also self-isolating and is canceling all public events.

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