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

cancels

verb

present tense third-person singular of cancel

as in abandons

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

abandons
revokes
aborts
repeals
scraps
withdraws
rescinds
suspends
halts
reverses
terminates
recalls
drops
ends
interrupts
calls
nullifies
retracts
invalidates
scrubs
discontinues
stops
abrogates
calls off
annuls
voids
recants
cries off
relinquishes
rolls back
writes off
surrenders
countermands
takes back
breaks off
holds back
gives up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continues
keeps
engages
begins
promises
starts
initiates
commences
undertakes
pledges
takes on
takes up

as in abolishes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

abolishes
repeals
avoids
rescinds
overturns
nullifies
vacates
invalidates
revokes
suspends
withdraws
dismisses
negates
abrogates
annuls
voids
quashes
dissolves
reverses
rejects
retracts
abates
strikes down
rolls back
removes
nulls
overrules
vetoes
disannuls
eliminates
overrides
forbids
sets aside
erases
aborts
prohibits
countermands
recalls
bans
disallows
calls
enjoins
annihilates
eradicates
does away with
drops
liquidates
calls off
outlaws
throws out
breaks down
writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

enacts
establishes
lays down
founds
approves
passes
validates
institutes
authorizes
permits
legislates
endorses
allows
clears
legitimizes
ratifies
prescribes
orders
formalizes
warrants
legalizes
legitimates
sanctions
mandates
commands
decrees
indorses

as in deletes

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

deletes
erases
removes
censors
kills
elides
obliterates
eradicates
suppresses
deles
expunges
effaces
shortens
strikes (out)
blue-pencils
strokes (out)
excises
wipes out
crosses (out)
scratches (out)
clips
edits (out)
blots out
abbreviates
redacts
rubs out
blips
silences
x's (out)
represses
bleeps
launders
expurgates
cuts
crops
bowdlerizes
blacks out
red-pencils
roots (out)
cleans (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stets

as in erases

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

erases
eradicates
abolishes
destroys
obliterates
annihilates
expunges
effaces
liquidates
exterminates
shatters
demolishes
extirpates
wipes out
dismantles
blots out
kills
rubs out
decimates
discards
blacks out
flattens
devastates
ruins
consumes
ravages
sweeps (away)
dissolves
snuffs (out)
razes
stamps (out)
terminates
ejects
smashes
wastes
expels
wrecks
dooms
cleans (up)
blasts
jettisons
zaps
finishes
dashes
tears down
devours
pulverizes
atomizes
totals
roots (out)
ousts
fragments
ditches
dynamites
excises
kills off
powders
mows (down)
splinters
blows up
cuts
throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

protects
preserves
saves
creates
conserves
makes
builds
manufactures
forms
restores
constructs
shapes
renews
forges
repairs
frames
reconstructs
fabricates
fashions
fixes
rebuilds
renovates
revamps
reconditions
mends
patches

单词	cancels
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 cancels verb present tense third-person singular of cancel 1 as in abandons 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 abandons revokes aborts repeals scraps withdraws rescinds suspends halts reverses terminates recalls drops ends interrupts calls nullifies retracts invalidates scrubs discontinues stops abrogates calls off annuls voids recants cries off relinquishes rolls back writes off surrenders countermands takes back breaks off holds back gives up Antonyms & Near Antonyms continues keeps engages begins promises starts initiates commences undertakes pledges takes on takes up See More 2 as in abolishes to put an end to by formal action the agreement can be canceled by either side with a formal written notice Synonyms & Similar Words abolishes repeals avoids rescinds overturns nullifies vacates invalidates revokes suspends withdraws dismisses negates abrogates annuls voids quashes dissolves reverses rejects retracts abates strikes down rolls back removes nulls overrules vetoes disannuls eliminates overrides forbids sets aside erases aborts prohibits countermands recalls bans disallows calls enjoins annihilates eradicates does away with drops liquidates calls off outlaws throws out breaks down writes off Antonyms & Near Antonyms enacts establishes lays down founds approves passes validates institutes authorizes permits legislates endorses allows clears legitimizes ratifies prescribes orders formalizes warrants legalizes legitimates sanctions mandates commands decrees indorses See More 3 as in deletes 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 deletes erases removes censors kills elides obliterates eradicates suppresses deles expunges effaces shortens strikes (out) blue-pencils strokes (out) excises wipes out crosses (out) scratches (out) clips edits (out) blots out abbreviates redacts rubs out blips silences x's (out) represses bleeps launders expurgates cuts crops bowdlerizes blacks out red-pencils roots (out) cleans (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stets 4 as in erases 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 erases eradicates abolishes destroys obliterates annihilates expunges effaces liquidates exterminates shatters demolishes extirpates wipes out dismantles blots out kills rubs out decimates discards blacks out flattens devastates ruins consumes ravages sweeps (away) dissolves snuffs (out) razes stamps (out) terminates ejects smashes wastes expels wrecks dooms cleans (up) blasts jettisons zaps finishes dashes tears down devours pulverizes atomizes totals roots (out) ousts fragments ditches dynamites excises kills off powders mows (down) splinters blows up cuts throws out Antonyms & Near Antonyms protects preserves saves creates conserves makes builds manufactures forms restores constructs shapes renews forges repairs frames reconstructs fabricates fashions fixes rebuilds renovates revamps reconditions mends patches See More
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cancel

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Phrases Containing cancel

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