English Explanatory Dictionary

cancellation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  2. The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
  3. A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
  4. In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
  5. The property of being cancellate.

Pronunciation

/kænsəˈleɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cancellation.wav

Word forms

cancellation cancellations cancelation

Etymology

From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.

Synonyms

annulment revocation stoppage termination abolition abrogation cancellation deauthentication devalidation invalidation nullification renunciation vitiation

Related words

cancel killer cancel

Derived words

active noise cancellation noise cancellation noncancellation precancellation
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