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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•cel /ˈkænsəl/USA pronunciation v., -celed, -cel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -celled, -cel•ling. - to make no longer valid, etc.;
remove or call back:[~ + object]The general canceled all military leaves. - to decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place;
call off:[~ + object]She canceled the picnic. - Stamps to mark with lines or to put holes in (a check, postage stamp, etc.) so as to prevent reuse:[~ + object* often: be + ~-ed]The check had been canceled.
- [~ + object] to balance;
make up for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark. - Mathematics (in mathematics) to eliminate (a number or variable) by drawing a line through a factor that is common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction or to equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation:[~ + object]To reduce a fraction you cancel the factors that are common in the top and the bottom.
- [~ + object] to cross out (words, etc.) by drawing a line through the item.
- cancel out, to (cause to) balance or compensate for one another: [no object]The two opposing forces cancel out.[~ + object + out]The two armies cancel each other out.[~ + out + object]One effect of the force cancels out the other.
can•cel•er;
esp. Brit., can•cel•ler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•cel (kan′səl),USA pronunciation v., -celed, -cel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -celled, -cel•ling, n. v.t. - to make void;
revoke;
annul:to cancel a reservation. - to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place;
call off:to cancel a meeting. - Stampsto mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse.
- to neutralize;
counterbalance;
compensate for:His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark. - Business[Accountableing.]
- to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges:He plans to cancel his account at the department store.
- to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt.
- Mathematicsto eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.
- to cross out (words, letters, etc.) by drawing a line over the item.
- Printingto omit.
v.i. - to counterbalance or compensate for one another;
become neutralized (often fol. by out):The pros and cons cancel out. - Mathematics(of factors common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, certain terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.) to be equivalent;
to allow cancellation.
n. - an act of canceling.
- Printing
- omission.
- a replacement for an omitted part.
- Medieval Latin cancellāre to cross out, Latin: to make like a lattice, derivative of cancellī grating, plural of cancellus; see cancellus
- Middle English cancellen 1350–1400
[esp. Brit.,] can′cel•ler, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged countermand, rescind.
- 3, 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Cancel, delete, erase, obliterate indicate that something is no longer to be considered usable or in force. To cancel is to cross something out by stamping a mark over it, drawing lines through it, or the like:to cancel a stamp, a word.To delete is to cross something out from written matter or from matter to be printed, often in accordance with a printer's or proofreader's symbol indicating the material is to be omitted:to delete part of a line.To erase is to remove by scraping or rubbing:to erase a capital letter.To obliterate is to blot out entirely, so as to remove all sign or trace of:to obliterate a record.
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