can·cel (k n s l)v. can·celed also can·celled, can·cel·ing also can·cel·ling, can·cels also can·cels v.tr. 1. To cross out with lines or other markings. See Synonyms at erase. 2. To annul or invalidate. 3. To mark or perforate (a postage stamp or check, for example) to indicate that it may not be used again. 4. To equalize or make up for; offset: Today's decline in stock price canceled out yesterday's gain. 5. 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. 6. Printing To omit or delete. v.intr. To neutralize one another; counterbalance: two opposing forces that canceled out. n. 1. The act or an instance of canceling; a cancellation. 2. Printing a. Deletion of typed or printed matter. b. The matter deleted. c. A replacement for deleted matter. [Middle English cancellen, from Old French canceller, from Latin cancell  re, to cross out, from cancellus, lattice, diminutive of cancer, lattice.]can cel·a·ble adj.can cel·er n. |
cancel [ˈkænsəl]
vb -cels, -celling, -celled US, -cels -celing, -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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (Business / Commerce)
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) Maths
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. (intr) to be able to be eliminated in this way
n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
2. a less common word for cancellation
3. (Music, other) Music a US word for natural [19a]
[from Old French canceller, from Medieval Latin cancellāre, from Late Latin: to strike out, make like a lattice, from Latin cancellī lattice, grating]
canceller US, canceler n
In artillery and naval gunfire support, the term, "cancel," when coupled with a previous order, other than an order for a quantity or type of ammunition, rescinds that order.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | cancel - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians |
| Verb | 1. | cancel - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" |
| 2. | cancel - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" countervail, neutralize, counteract, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" | |
| 3. |  cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted" write off - cancel (a debt) annul, invalidate, nullify, void, quash, avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" | |
| 4. | cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | |
| 5. | cancel - make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" |
cancel
verb
1. call off, drop, abandon, scrap, scratch, put off, forget about, abort, put on ice, countermand The foreign minister has cancelled his visit to Washington.
2. annul, abolish, repeal, abort, quash, do away with, revoke, repudiate, rescind, obviate, abrogate, countermand, eliminate Her insurance had been cancelled by the company.
cancel something out counterbalance, offset, make up for, compensate for, redeem, neutralize, nullify, obviate, balance out These two opposing factors tend to cancel each other out.
Translations
cancel [ˈkænsəl] (cancelled (canceled)) (US) (pt) (pp)
A. VT
1. [+ reservation, taxi] → anular, cancelar; [+ room] → anular la reserva de; [+ holiday, party, plans] → suspender; [+ flight, train, performance] → suspender, cancelar; [+ order, contract] → anular; [+ permission etc] → retirar (Aut) [+ indicator] → quitar
4. (Math) → anular
cancel out
A. VT + ADV (Math) → anular (fig) → contrarrestar, compensar
they cancel each other out (Math) → se anulan mutuamente (fig) → se contrarrestan, una cosa compensa la otra
the disadvantages cancel out the benefits → las desventajas anulan los beneficios
the reduction in noise would be cancelled out by the extra traffic → la reducción del ruido se vería neutralizada or contrarrestada por el tráfico adicional
they cancel each other out (Math) → se anulan mutuamente (fig) → se contrarrestan, una cosa compensa la otra
the disadvantages cancel out the benefits → las desventajas anulan los beneficios
the reduction in noise would be cancelled out by the extra traffic → la reducción del ruido se vería neutralizada or contrarrestada por el tráfico adicional
B. VI + ADV (Math) → anularse
cancel [ˈkænsəl] vt
[+ train] → supprimer
[+ party, appointment] → décommander
[+ stamp] → oblitérer
[+ cheque] → faire opposition à
to cancel each other out → s'annuler
They cancel each other out → Ils s'annulent.
cancel out
vt sep [+ benefit] → annulerto cancel each other out → s'annuler
They cancel each other out → Ils s'annulent.
cancel
vt
(= call off) → absagen; (officially) → stornieren; plans → aufgeben, fallen lassen; train, bus → streichen; the last train has been cancelled (Brit) or canceled (US) → der letzte Zug fällt aus
(= revoke, annul) → rückgängig machen; command, invitation also → zurücknehmen; contract also → (auf)lösen; debt → streichen; order for goods → stornieren; magazine subscription → kündigen; decree → aufheben; (Comput) program → abbrechen; no, cancel that (in dictation etc) → nein, streichen Sie das
cancel [ˈkæns/əl] vt
cancel [ˈkæns/əl] vt
a. (call off, holiday, booking) → cancellare, annullare, disdire; (meeting, event) → cancellare, sospendere; (train) → sopprimere; (annul, order, contract) → annullare
c. (Math) (figures) → semplificare
cancel out
1. vt + adv (Math) → semplificare (fig) → annullare
they cancel each other out (also) (fig) → si annullano a vicenda
they cancel each other out (also) (fig) → si annullano a vicenda
2. vi + adv (Math) → semplificarsi
cancel [ˈkæns/əl] vt
a. (call off, holiday, booking) → cancellare, annullare, disdire; (meeting, event) → cancellare, sospendere; (train) → sopprimere; (annul, order, contract) → annullare
c. (Math) (figures) → semplificare
cancel out
1. vt + adv (Math) → semplificare (fig) → annullare
they cancel each other out (also) (fig) → si annullano a vicenda
they cancel each other out (also) (fig) → si annullano a vicenda
2. vi + adv (Math) → semplificarsi
v cancel [ˈkӕnsəl]
1 to decide or announce that (something already arranged etc) will not be done etc He cancelled his appointment. kanselleer يُلْغي отменям zrušit aflyse absagen ακυρώνω cancelar tühistama کنسل کردن؛ لغو کردن peruuttaa annuler לְבָטֵל रद्द करना poništiti lemond, töröl membatalkan afturkalla; afpanta; aflÿsa; gera að engu cancellare, annullare 取り消す 취소하다 atšaukti atcelt batal afzeggen avlyse, kansellere, slette, stryke over odwoływać cancelar a contramanda отменять zrušiť odpovedati otkazati annullera, inställa ยกเลิก iptal etmek 取消 анулювати, скасовувати منسوخ کرنا ، فسخ کرنا hủy bỏ 取消
2 to mark (stamps) with a postmark. afstempel يَخْتِمُ بالبَريد унищожавам марки (o)razítkovat poststemple entwerten σφραγίζω γραμματόσημα matasellar postmarki tembeldama, postmarki kustutama با مهر باطل کردن leimata oblitérer לִפְסוֹל रद्द का निशान लगाना poništiti lepecsétel mencap póststimpla obliterare 消印を押す 소인을 찍다 antspauduoti dzēst (markas) tanda afstempelen poststemple stemplować carimbar a ştampila погашать (o)pečiatkovať frankirati obeležiti stämpla ทำสัญลักษณ์ด้วยตราประทับบนไปรษณียภัณฑ์ damgalamak, üstünü çizmek 作廢 погашати ٹکٹوں پر مہر لگانا đóng dấu 盖销
3 to stop payment of (a cheque, subscription etc). kanselleer يُلْغي / يوقِفُ شيكا анулирам stornovat, anulovat annullere streichen ακυρώνω, αναστέλλω anular annulleerima ملغی کردن؛ فسخ کردن mitätöntää annuler לְבָטֵל चेक इत्यादि का भुगतान बंद करना obustaviti nem fizet membatalkan ógilda annullare 無効にする 말소하다 nutraukti, anuliuoti anulēt menghentikan pembayaran blokkeren, opzeggen annullere, stoppe (betaling) anulować cancelar a anula аннулировать stornovať stornirati stornirati säga upp, upphäva อายัด iptal etmek 停止支付 анулювати چیک وغیرہ کی ادائیگی روک دینا thanh toán 停止支付
n cancelˈlation
kansellasie إلغاء ، إبْطال анулиране zrušení, stornování aflysning die Absage ακύρωση cancelación, anulación tühistus فسخ؛ ابطال peruutus, leimaus annulation בִּטוּל @@@ביטוּל$$$ रद्द brisanje, poništenje törlés pembatalan cancellazione, annullamento 取り消し 취소 atšaukimas, nutraukimas, anuliavimas atcelšana; anulēšana; dzēšana pembatalan annulering, opzegging avbestilling; avlysing odwołanie, unieważnienie, anulowanie cancelamento contramandare, anulare аннулирование zrušenie razveljavitev otkazivanje annullering, inställande, upphävande การยกเลิก iptal (etme) 取消 анулювання; погашення تنسیخ ، منسوخی sự hủy bỏ 取消
cancel out
to undo the effect of We don't want our profits to be cancelled out by extra expenses. neutraliseer يُبْطِلُ унищожавам zmařit udligne sich ausgleichen εξουδετερώνω compensar, contrarrestar, anular olematuks tegema جبران کردن؛ سر به سر کردن kumota annuler לְקָזֵז, לְנַטרֵל एक दूसरे को बराबर करना ukidati se érvénytelenít, kiegyenlítik egymást batal verða/gera að engu annullare 相殺される 상쇄되다 likviduoti likvidēt; izslēgt meluputkan opheffen bli borte niwelować, znosić anular contramandare, anulare сводить на нет vyvážiť (sa), vyrovnať (sa), krátiť ustaviti neutralisati upphäva (ta ut) varandra หักลบหนี้สิน yok etmek 抵銷 викреслювати اثر زائل کرنا ۔ منسوخ کرنا làm cân bằng với cái gì 抵消
cancel → يُبْطِل zrušit aflyse absagen ακυρώνω cancelar peruuttaa annuler otkazati cancellare 取り消す ...을 취소하다 annuleren avbryte odwołać cancelar отменять avboka ยกเลิก iptal etmek hủy bỏ 取消
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