verb🔗ShareTo cross out something with lines etc."She was canceling the wrong answers on her test paper. "writingmarkcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo invalidate or annul something."He cancelled his order on their website."lawbusinessChat 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."markstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo offset or equalize something."The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise."businessfinanceChat 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.""When simplifying the fraction 6/8, we are canceling the common factor of 2 from both the top and the bottom, resulting in 3/4." "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop production of a programme."The TV network is canceling the show due to low ratings. "mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type."The editor is canceling the paragraph that contains incorrect information. "languagewritingmediaactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude."The tall fence was canceling the view of the park from their backyard. "actionorganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill."The rain is canceling our picnic plans. "militarywarweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture."After the celebrity made offensive comments, many fans started canceling him by unsubscribing from his social media and refusing to buy his products. "culturemediapoliticssocietymoralcommunicationinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading