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can·cel  (knsl)

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.

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[Middle English cancellen, from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellre, to cross out, from cancellus, lattice, diminutive of cancer, lattice.]

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cancel·a·ble adj.

cancel·er n.

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cancel

Verb

[-celling, -celled] or US [-celing, -celed]

1. to stop (something that has been arranged) from taking place

2. to mark (a cheque or stamp) with an official stamp to prevent further use

3. cancel out to make ineffective by having the opposite effect: economic vulnerability cancels out any possible political gain [Late Latin cancellare to strike out, make like a lattice]

cancellation n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cancel - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat natural 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" call off, scrub, scratch
	2.	cancel - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" offset, set off 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" strike down 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" delete 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" rub out, score out, wipe off, erase, efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" excise, expunge, scratch, strike - remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
	5.	cancel - make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" invalidate score, mark - make underscoring marks

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cancel

verb 1. call off, drop, abandon, forget about

verb 2. annul, abolish, repeal, abort, quash, do away with, revoke, repudiate, rescind, obviate, abrogate, countermand, eliminate

cancel something out counterbalance, offset, make up for, compensate for, redeem, neutralize, nullify, obviate, balance out

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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.

Translations

cancel [ˈkænsəl] vt → cancelar [+ train]; suprimir [+ appointment, cheque]; anular [+ cross out]; tachar

cancel out vt (MATH) → anular;

(fig) → contrarrestar;

they cancel each other out → se anulan mutuamente

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cancel [ˈkænsəl] vt → annuler [+ train]; supprimer [+ party, appointment]; décommander (= cross out); barrer, rayer [+ stamp]; oblitérer [+ cheque]; faire opposition à;

I would like to cancel my booking → je voudrais annuler ma réservation

cancel out vt → annuler;

they cancel each other out → ils s'annulent

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cancel [ˈkænsəl] vt → absagen;

(reservation) → abbestellen;

(train, flight) → ausfallen lassen;

(contract) → annullieren;

(order) → stornieren;

(cross out) → durchstreichen;

(stamp) → entwerten;

(cheque) → ungültig machen

cancel out cancel vt → aufheben;

they cancel each other out cancel → sie heben sich gegenseitig auf

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cancel [ˈkænsəl] vt → annullare [+ train]; sopprimere (= cross out); cancellare

cancel out vt (MATH) → semplificare;

(fig) → annullare;

they cancel each other out (also fig) → si annullano a vicenda