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Cancel

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Noun

1. cancel, natural

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

Verb

2. call off, cancel, scratch, scrub

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

Example Sentences:
'Call off the engagement'
'cancel the dinner party'
'we had to scrub our vacation plans'
'scratch that meeting--the chair is ill'

3. cancel, offset, set off

make up for

Example Sentences:
'His skills offset his opponent's superior strength'

4. cancel, strike down

declare null and void; make ineffective

Example Sentences:
'Cancel the election results'
'strike down a law'

5. cancel, delete

remove or make invisible

Example Sentences:
'Please delete my name from your list'

6. cancel, invalidate

make invalid for use

Example Sentences:
'cancel cheques or tickets'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cancel

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verb -cels, -celling, -celled or US -cels, -celing or -celed (mainly tr)
1. 
to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off
2. 
to revoke or annul
the order for the new television set was cancelled
3. 
to delete (writing, numbers, etc); cross out
he cancelled his name and substituted hers
4. 
to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use
5. (also intr; usually foll by out)
to counterbalance; make up for (a deficiency, etc)
his generosity cancelled out his past unkindness
6. 
a. 
to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts
b. (sometimes foll by out) accounting
to eliminate (a debit or credit) by making an offsetting entry on the opposite side of the account
7. mathematics
a. 
to eliminate (numbers, quantities, or terms) as common factors from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction or as equal terms from opposite sides of an equation
b. (intransitive)
to be able to be eliminated in this way
noun
8. 
a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
9.  a less common word for cancellation
10. music a US word for natural (sense 20)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cancel

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcanceled or ˈcancelled, ˈcanceling or ˈcancelling
1. 
a. 
to cross out with lines or other marks, as in deleting written matter or marking a check as used and cleared
b. 
to print or stamp marks on (a postage stamp) as by machine or handstamp, to prevent reuse
2. 
to make invalid; annul
3. 
to do away with; wipe out; abolish, withdraw, etc.
to cancel an order or a ticket reservation
4. 
to neutralize or balance in force or influence; offset
often with out
5.  Ancient Mathematics
to remove (a common factor from both terms of a fraction, equivalents of opposite sign or on opposite sides of an equation, etc.)
6.  Printing
to delete or omit
verb intransitive
7. 
to offset or cancel each other
with out
noun
8. 
the deletion or omission of matter in type or in print
9. 
a. 
the matter omitted or deleted
b. 
the replacement for this
10.  Informal
cancellation (sense 3)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cancel

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v. can·celed, can·cel·ing, can·cels also can·celled or can·cel·ling
v.tr.
1.
a. To annul or invalidate: cancel a credit card.
b. To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time: cancel a picnic; cancel a soccer game.
2.
a. To cross out with lines or other markings. See Synonyms at erase.
b. To mark or perforate (a postage stamp or check, for example) to indicate that it may not be used again.
3. To neutralize or equalize; offset: Today's decline in stock price canceled out yesterday's gain.
4. Mathematics
a. To remove (a common factor) from the numerator and denominator of a fractional expression.
b. To remove (a common factor or term) from both sides of an equation or inequality.
v.intr.
To neutralize one another; counterbalance: two opposing forces that canceled out.
n.
The act or an instance of canceling; a cancellation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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