verb🔗ShareTo cross out something with lines etc."She cancelled the incorrect answer on the test with a thick black line. "markwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo invalidate or annul something."He cancelled his order on their website."actioneventbusinesslawChat 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."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."We cancelled the common factor of 2 from the fraction 4/6 to simplify it to 2/3. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop production of a programme."The TV network cancelled the popular science fiction show due to low ratings. "mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type."The editor cancelled the last paragraph because it repeated information already stated. "mediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude."The noisy construction outside cancelled out my ability to concentrate on my work. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill."The airline cancelled our flight due to the snowstorm. "actioninhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture."The company cancelled its sponsorship of the athlete after his offensive social media posts. "culturemediasocietycommunicationinternetpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNo longer planned or scheduled."The cancelled show would have drawn 5,000 fans."planeventtimebusinessorganizationentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used."The cancelled stamp on the old postcard showed it had travelled a long distance. "stationerycommunicationwritingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
