cancelverb
uk/ˈkæn.səl/us/ˈkæn.səl/-ll- or US usually -l-B1 [ I or T ] to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want:
They had to cancel tomorrow's game because of the bad weather.
The 7.10 train to Budapest has been cancelled.
to cancel a magazine subscription
[ T ] to mark a stamp to show that it has been used and cannot be used again
More examples
- She had to cancel her dental appointment.
- I can't cancel my arrangements at such short notice.
- My flight was cancelled.
- The original orders were cancelled and I was given fresh instructions.
- The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cancelling and interrupting
- adjourn
- adjourn to somewhere
- arrest
- break
- call
- call sth off
- cancellation
- cut
- disturb
- halt
- in midstream idiom
- kick
- kick sth into touch idiom
- midstream
- mothball
- nullify
- rain
- shut
- shut (sth) off
- stop
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Communications - the postal system
Phrasal verb(s)
cancel sth out