noun🔗ShareA cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English)."Due to the heavy snow, there were many cancels at the airport today. "negativebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn enclosure; a boundary; a limit."The woven cancels around the vegetable garden kept the rabbits from eating the lettuce. "propertyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages."The printer's cancels made the entire first page of the report unreadable. "writingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe page thus suppressed."After careful editing, the book's final version had several cancels, replacing earlier, less accurate pages. "medialiteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe page that replaces it."The system keeps a record of the original document and all of its cancels for auditing purposes. "stationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cross out something with lines etc."The teacher cancels misspelled words on the student's paper. "markwritingactionsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo invalidate or annul something."He cancelled his order on their website."businesslawfinanceChat 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."stationerywritingmarkChat 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, the number 2 cancels from both the top (numerator) and the bottom (denominator), simplifying it to 3/4. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stop production of a programme."Due to low ratings, the network cancels the science fiction show after only one season. "mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type."The editor cancels sections of the article that are repetitive. "writingcommunicationmediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude."The tall fence cancels the view of the park from their backyard. "actionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill."The poison immediately cancels the snake's venom. "warmilitaryinhumanweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture."After the video surfaced of the influencer making racist remarks, the company immediately cancels him and removes his endorsement. "culturepoliticssocietymediamoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading