cancel

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verb

can·cel ˈkan(t)-səl How to pronounce cancel (audio)

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce cancel (audio)

; cancels

transitive verb

: to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time

cancel a football game

: to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul

cancel a magazine subscription

a canceled check

: to match in force or effect : offset

—often used with out

his irritability canceled out his natural kindness

Osbert Sitwell

: to bring to nothingness : destroy

: to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media

… the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past.

Angie Dare

noun

: cancellation

an order quickly followed by a cancel

: a deleted part or passage

b(1)

: a leaf containing matter to be deleted

(2)

: a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed

Example Sentences

Verb The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up. We canceled our dinner reservation. My flight was canceled because of the storm. She canceled her appointment with the dentist. I'm sorry, but I have to cancel. Can we meet next week? He canceled his insurance policy last month. We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved. The bank canceled my credit card. If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The program, which the White House announced late last month, would cancel out up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for non-Pell Grant students.

Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Can my insurer cancel my policy when a big storm is forecast?

Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 In fact, Saban reasoned on Monday during his press conference, that his own knowledge of the Longhorns’ coaches could cancel out, leaving the players between the lines to determine the outcome.

Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan will also cancel up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients — while extending the pause on federal student loan payments through the end of this year.

Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans.

Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 It’s like this meditation on power and cancel culture, set in Germany.

Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Winning on fraud would suggest that the contract was faulty and unenforceable from the beginning, and also cancel the agreement, setting Musk free.

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022

Noun

More fearmongering about trans people; more talk about cancel culture.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 In the private sector, the tactic of message-sending came to be known as cancel culture.

Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Davia goes on a first date; Sumi tries to get Alice to assess her relationship with pleasure; the FCGs come up against cancel culture; Joaquin uncovers new information about his sister’s captor and Mariana tries to help.

Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Certainly our industry has changed and shifted substantially: The #MeToo movement came in, and then there was cancel culture, there was Black Lives Matter.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The political class that gave us condiment cancel culture now aims to raise prices across the fast-food menu.

James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 People have blamed this on everything from cancel culture to Covid to an aversion to risk-taking from the major studios.

Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Comedians, like Dave Chappelle, have been high-profile targets of cancel culture in recent years.

Megan Myers, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 His fans, however, have defended him as having a backbone in the era of cancel culture.

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022 See More

Kids Definition

cancel

verb

can·cel ˈkan-səl How to pronounce cancel (audio)

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling

: to take back : stop from being in effect

She canceled the order.

: to cause to not happen

I hoped for anything that could cancel the dance.

Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation

: to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect

The disadvantages of the plan canceled out the advantages.

: to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation

: to cross out or strike out with a line

He canceled what he had written.

: to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again

Legal Definition

cancel

transitive verb

can·cel

canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling

: to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as

: to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke

Note: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it.

: to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of

Note: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay.

: to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank

Note: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled.

: to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit)

when an issuer wrongfully cancels or otherwise repudiates a credit before presentment of a draft

Uniform Commercial Code

: to put an end to (a contract): as

: to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed

: to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached compare rescind, terminate

Note: Section 2-106 provides that a party that cancels a contract because of the other party's breach is entitled to seek remedies for breach of all or part of the contract.

: to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party

Note: Under U.C.C. section 2A-505, a party that cancels because of the other party's default may seek remedies for the default of all or any unperformed part of the lease contract.

: to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions

canceling

verb

variants or cancelling

present participle of cancel

as in calling

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

calling
rescinding
revoking
abandoning
terminating
aborting
repealing
recalling
scrapping
withdrawing
scrubbing
dropping
annulling
nullifying
invalidating
suspending
abrogating
voiding
reversing
stopping
calling off
interrupting
retracting
discontinuing
ending
halting
crying off
relinquishing
taking back
writing off
countermanding
recanting
rolling back
surrendering
breaking off
holding back
giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuing
keeping
engaging
starting
initiating
beginning
commencing
promising
pledging
undertaking
taking up
taking on

as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice

Synonyms & Similar Words

repealing
revoking
withdrawing
overturning
rescinding
invalidating
avoiding
vacating
annulling
abolishing
nullifying
rejecting
negating
abrogating
reversing
voiding
nulling
dissolving
quashing
suspending
dismissing
rolling back
vetoing
disannulling
striking down
prohibiting
removing
abating
overruling
setting aside
banning
overriding
recalling
aborting
retracting
eliminating
countermanding
forbidding
outlawing
enjoining
calling
disallowing
erasing
doing away with
liquidating
annihilating
dropping
eradicating
calling off
writing off
throwing out
breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

enacting
establishing
instituting
approving
validating
authorizing
passing
permitting
ratifying
founding
laying down
endorsing
allowing
legislating
ordering
legitimizing
clearing
legalizing
mandating
sanctioning
formalizing
prescribing
warranting
commanding
legitimating
decreeing
indorsing

as in deleting

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one

Synonyms & Similar Words

deleting
removing
erasing
killing
deleing
obliterating
eliding
clipping
expunging
eradicating
cutting
blue-penciling
effacing
excising
wiping out
stroking (out)
censoring
shortening
crossing (out)
editing (out)
scratching (out)
striking (out)
blotting out
abbreviating
redacting
x-ing (out)
expurgating
bleeping
bowdlerizing
x'ing (out)
rubbing out
blipping
silencing
laundering
suppressing
cropping
repressing
blacking out
red-penciling
rooting (out)
cleaning (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stetting

as in abolishing

to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order

Synonyms & Similar Words

abolishing
erasing
destroying
ruining
obliterating
dismantling
expunging
annihilating
liquidating
eradicating
exterminating
extirpating
effacing
shattering
demolishing
discarding
wiping out
consuming
wrecking
wasting
blotting out
decimating
terminating
ravaging
blacking out
dissolving
devastating
flattening
rubbing out
dooming
ditching
killing
sweeping (away)
razing
stamping (out)
blasting
smashing
jettisoning
finishing
ejecting
zapping
expelling
snuffing (out)
pulverizing
fragmenting
cleaning (up)
dynamiting
splintering
rooting (out)
excising
totaling
tearing down
atomizing
devouring
ousting
cutting
killing off
powdering
mowing (down)
totalling
dashing
blowing up
throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saving
protecting
preserving
creating
making
conserving
forming
constructing
shaping
building
forging
renewing
manufacturing
restoring
repairing
framing
fixing
reconstructing
rebuilding
fashioning
fabricating
revamping
patching
renovating
reconditioning
mending

单词	canceling
释义	cancel 1 of 2 verb can·cel ˈkan(t)-səl canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)liŋ ; cancels transitive verb 1 a : to decide not to conduct or perform (something planned or expected) usually without expectation of conducting or performing it at a later time cancel a football game b : to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : annul cancel a magazine subscription a canceled check c : to match in force or effect : offset —often used with out his irritability canceled out his natural kindness Osbert Sitwell d : to bring to nothingness : destroy e : to withdraw one's support for (someone, such as a celebrity, or something, such as a company) publicly and especially on social media … the internet has canceled her over her alleged anti-black and homophobic past. Angie Dare see also cancel culture 2 : to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse 3 a : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator b : to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account 4 a : to mark or strike out for deletion cancel the offensive passage b : omit, delete intransitive verb : to neutralize each other's strength or effect : counterbalance the various pressure groups to a large degree canceled out J. B. Conant cancelable adjective or cancellable ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)lə-bəl canceler noun or canceller ˈkan(t)-s(ə-)lər cancel 2 of 2 noun 1 : cancellation an order quickly followed by a cancel 2 a : a deleted part or passage b(1) : a leaf containing matter to be deleted (2) : a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed Synonyms Verb abandon abort call call off cry off drop recall repeal rescind revoke scrap scrub See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The event was canceled at the last minute when the speaker didn't show up. We canceled our dinner reservation. My flight was canceled because of the storm. She canceled her appointment with the dentist. I'm sorry, but I have to cancel. Can we meet next week? He canceled his insurance policy last month. We canceled our magazine subscription when we moved. The bank canceled my credit card. If you subscribe online, you can cancel at any time. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb The program, which the White House announced late last month, would cancel out up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 for non-Pell Grant students. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Can my insurer cancel my policy when a big storm is forecast? Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 In fact, Saban reasoned on Monday during his press conference, that his own knowledge of the Longhorns’ coaches could cancel out, leaving the players between the lines to determine the outcome. Nick Alvarez \| Nalvarez@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 The plan will also cancel up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients — while extending the pause on federal student loan payments through the end of this year. Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 It’s like this meditation on power and cancel culture, set in Germany. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022 Unlike the Swalwell proposal, however, neither of those bills would cancel the interest people currently owe on existing loans. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Winning on fraud would suggest that the contract was faulty and unenforceable from the beginning, and also cancel the agreement, setting Musk free. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 Noun More fearmongering about trans people; more talk about cancel culture. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 In the private sector, the tactic of message-sending came to be known as cancel culture. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Davia goes on a first date; Sumi tries to get Alice to assess her relationship with pleasure; the FCGs come up against cancel culture; Joaquin uncovers new information about his sister’s captor and Mariana tries to help. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Certainly our industry has changed and shifted substantially: The #MeToo movement came in, and then there was cancel culture, there was Black Lives Matter. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The political class that gave us condiment cancel culture now aims to raise prices across the fast-food menu. James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 People have blamed this on everything from cancel culture to Covid to an aversion to risk-taking from the major studios. Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Comedians, like Dave Chappelle, have been high-profile targets of cancel culture in recent years. Megan Myers, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2022 His fans, however, have defended him as having a backbone in the era of cancel culture. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-French canceller, chanceller, from Late Latin cancellare, from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice, probably alteration of carcer prison First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b Noun 1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2b(1) Phrases Containing cancel cancel culture cancel out cancel each other/one another out cancel culture cancel out cancel each other/one another out Kids Definition cancel verb can·cel ˈkan-səl canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling 1 : to take back : stop from being in effect She canceled the order. 2 : to cause to not happen I hoped for anything that could cancel the dance. Ann M. Martin, Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation 3 : to be equal in force or importance but have opposite effect The disadvantages of the plan canceled out the advantages. 4 : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator : remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation 5 : to cross out or strike out with a line He canceled what he had written. 6 : to mark (as a postage stamp) so as to make impossible to use again Legal Definition cancel transitive verb can·cel canceled or cancelled; canceling or cancelling 1 : to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as a : to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke Note: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it. b : to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable especially by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of Note: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay. c : to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank Note: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled. d : to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit) when an issuer wrongfully cancels or otherwise repudiates a credit before presentment of a draft Uniform Commercial Code 2 : to put an end to (a contract): as a : to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed b : to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached compare rescind, terminate Note: Section 2-106 provides that a party that cancels a contract because of the other party's breach is entitled to seek remedies for breach of all or part of the contract. c : to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party Note: Under U.C.C. section 2A-505, a party that cancels because of the other party's default may seek remedies for the default of all or any unperformed part of the lease contract. 3 : to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of the policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions canceling verb variants or cancelling present participle of cancel 1 as in calling to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance calling rescinding revoking abandoning terminating aborting repealing recalling scrapping withdrawing scrubbing dropping annulling nullifying invalidating suspending abrogating voiding reversing stopping calling off interrupting retracting discontinuing ending halting crying off relinquishing taking back writing off countermanding recanting rolling back surrendering breaking off holding back giving up Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuing keeping engaging starting initiating beginning commencing promising pledging undertaking taking up taking on See More 2 as in repealing to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice Synonyms & Similar Words repealing revoking withdrawing overturning rescinding invalidating avoiding vacating annulling abolishing nullifying rejecting negating abrogating reversing voiding nulling dissolving quashing suspending dismissing rolling back vetoing disannulling striking down prohibiting removing abating overruling setting aside banning overriding recalling aborting retracting eliminating countermanding forbidding outlawing enjoining calling disallowing erasing doing away with liquidating annihilating dropping eradicating calling off writing off throwing out breaking down Antonyms & Near Antonyms enacting establishing instituting approving validating authorizing passing permitting ratifying founding laying down endorsing allowing legislating ordering legitimizing clearing legalizing mandating sanctioning formalizing prescribing warranting commanding legitimating decreeing indorsing See More 3 as in deleting to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it canceled the check and wrote a new one Synonyms & Similar Words deleting removing erasing killing deleing obliterating eliding clipping expunging eradicating cutting blue-penciling effacing excising wiping out stroking (out) censoring shortening crossing (out) editing (out) scratching (out) striking (out) blotting out abbreviating redacting x-ing (out) expurgating bleeping bowdlerizing x'ing (out) rubbing out blipping silencing laundering suppressing cropping repressing blacking out red-penciling rooting (out) cleaning (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stetting 4 as in abolishing to destroy all traces of it seemed as though all honor and decency had been canceled by the war's new moral order Synonyms & Similar Words abolishing erasing destroying ruining obliterating dismantling expunging annihilating liquidating eradicating exterminating extirpating effacing shattering demolishing discarding wiping out consuming wrecking wasting blotting out decimating terminating ravaging blacking out dissolving devastating flattening rubbing out dooming ditching killing sweeping (away) razing stamping (out) blasting smashing jettisoning finishing ejecting zapping expelling snuffing (out) pulverizing fragmenting cleaning (up) dynamiting splintering rooting (out) excising totaling tearing down atomizing devouring ousting cutting killing off powdering mowing (down) totalling dashing blowing up throwing out Antonyms & Near Antonyms saving protecting preserving creating making conserving forming constructing shaping building forging renewing manufacturing restoring repairing framing fixing reconstructing rebuilding fashioning fabricating revamping patching renovating reconditioning mending See More
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cancel

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