verb🔗ShareTo cross out something with lines etc."She canceled the incorrect answer on her test paper with a pen. "actionsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo invalidate or annul something."He cancelled his order on their website."actioneventbusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused."This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code."stationerymarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo offset or equalize something."The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise."businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation."In the fraction 6/8, we canceled the common factor of 2 to simplify it to 3/4. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop production of a programme."The TV network canceled the show because it wasn't popular. "mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type."The editor canceled the last paragraph of my article because it was repetitive. "communicationwritingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude."The teacher canceled Johnny from participating in the game because he wasn't following the rules. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill."The network canceled the TV show due to low ratings. "warmilitaryweaponactioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture."After the company's CEO made offensive comments online, many customers canceled their subscriptions in protest. "culturemediasocietypoliticsinternetcommunicationmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNo longer planned or scheduled."The cancelled show would have drawn 5,000 fans."planeventbusinessentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used."The canceled stamp on the envelope showed it had already been used to send a letter. "stationeryitemcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading