cancellation
The act, process, or result of cancellingThe act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
» I've had three cancellations this week.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
Aufhebung, Kündigung, Streichung
отме́наotména, отка́зotkáz, расторже́ниеrastoržénije
the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
(countable, uncountable)The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
(countable, uncountable)A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
(countable, uncountable)In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
(countable, uncountable)The property of being cancellate.
Examples
18 sentencesI've had three cancellations this week.
I had three cancellations before noon.
I had a couple of cancellations.
Please confirm the cancellation by e-mail.
ruПодтвердите, пожалуйста, отмену по электронной почте.
deBitte bestätigen Sie die Stornierung per Netzpost.
Apparently there's a cancellation charge of 30 percent.
ruОчевидно, за отмену взимается 30%.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.
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Forms
plural: cancellationsSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable