verb (-ll-, AmE -l-)
1 [VN] to decide that sth that has been arranged will not now take place:
All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. * The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. * Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away.
comparePOSTPONE
2 to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged:
[VN] to cancel a policy / subscription * Is it too late to cancel my order? * The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million. * [V] No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days.
3 [VN] to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used again
PHRASALVERBS
cancel out
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cancel is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does cancel appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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