verb trans
to decide that (something arranged) will not take place, usu without intending to reschedule it
to make (something) void; to annul or revoke (something)
cancel a magazine subscription
(often + out) to match (something) in force or effect; to counterbalance or offset (something)
His irritability cancelled out his natural kindness — Osbert Sitwell
formal to put an end to (something); to destroy
to mark (something written or printed) for deletion
in mathematics, to remove (a common divisor) from a numerator and denominator
to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account
to deface (e.g. a postage stamp), usu with a set of lines, so as to prevent reuse
(+ out) to neutralize each other's strength or effect; to be counterbalanced