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cancellation

/kænsəˈleɪʃən/

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noun

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

Examples :

"The cancellation of the school play disappointed the students. "

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noun

The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.

Examples :

"The cancellation of the common factor of 3 in the fraction 9/12 simplifies it to 3/4. "

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noun

A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.

Examples :

"The cancellation on the stamp prevented me from using it again to mail my letter. "

stationery mark toeic

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noun

In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

Examples :

"The inventor filed a cancellation to challenge the validity of the patent for the new smartphone. "

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noun

The property of being cancellate.

Examples :

"The cancellation of the school trip was announced due to the inclement weather. "