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[ US /ˈkænsəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kˈænsə‍l/ ]
VERB
  1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
    scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
    we had to scrub our vacation plans
    Call off the engagement
    cancel the dinner party
  2. declare null and void; make ineffective
    strike down a law
    Cancel the election results
  3. make invalid for use
    cancel cheques or tickets
  4. make up for
    His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
  5. remove or make invisible
    Please delete my name from your list
NOUN
  1. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

How To Use cancel In A Sentence

  • •If you've been following the fate of Men in Trees (ABC, 10 ET/PT), it won't surprise you to learn this now-canceled series — always an ABC afterthought — is being dropped into the network's summer schedule to complete its run. Critic's Corner Wednesday
  • They love the series and some whitehats tell em they gotta do it in three movies and some bullshit tv series..which most likely wouldnt be hbo or the like they cancelled deadwood in three seasons because it was too expensive to produce. network tv adaptation would be a catastrophe and blasphamy..they deny it probably out of respect. Ron Howard to direct DARK TOWER movie trilogy
  • If both the numerator and denominator have common factors, then we can cancel these factors out.
  • He was told he could not have a refund of the excess baggage charge because he didn't apply for the refund before he had cancelled his flight. Times, Sunday Times
  • Of course, you would expect it to be damp in those parts of the Highlands which the Camanachd Association holds as its fiefdom and indeed shinty has suffered in recent weeks with matches being cancelled due to unplayable pitches.
  • He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out.
  • Non-emergency surgery planned over the next few days had to be cancelled because of the blood donor crisis.
  • When she died, the insurance company cancelled the policy, because it would not insure an empty house. Times, Sunday Times
  • If the contract is cancelled, it'll be a catastrophe for everyone concerned.
  • Oil on the track forced the cancellation of the fourth race and the rest of the meeting was abandoned.
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