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cancelled

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can⋅cel

  [kan-suhl] verb, -celed, -cel⋅ing or (especially British) -celled, -cel⋅ling, noun
Use cancelled in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
2. to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting.
3. to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse.
4. to neutralize; counterbalance; compensate for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark.
5. Accounting.
a. to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges: He plans to cancel his account at the department store.
b. to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt.
6. Mathematics. to eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.
7. to cross out (words, letters, etc.) by drawing a line over the item.
8. Printing. to omit.
–verb (used without object)
9. to counterbalance or compensate for one another; become neutralized (often fol. by out): The pros and cons cancel out.
10. Mathematics. (of factors common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, certain terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.) to be equivalent; to allow cancellation.
–noun
11. an act of canceling.
12. Printing, Bookbinding.
a. omission.
b. a replacement for an omitted part.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME cancellen < ML cancellāre to cross out, L: to make like a lattice, deriv. of cancellī grating, pl. of cancellus; see cancellus

Related forms:
can⋅cel⋅a⋅ble; especially British, can⋅cel⋅la⋅ble, adjective
can⋅cel⋅er; especially British, can⋅cel⋅ler, noun

Synonyms:
1. countermand, rescind. 3, 7. Cancel, delete, erase, obliterate indicate that something is no longer to be considered usable or in force. To cancel is to cross something out by stamping a mark over it, drawing lines through it, or the like: to cancel a stamp, a word. To delete is to cross something out from written matter or from matter to be printed, often in accordance with a printer's or proofreader's symbol indicating the material is to be omitted: to delete part of a line. To erase is to remove by scraping or rubbing: to erase a capital letter. To obliterate is to blot out entirely, so as to remove all sign or trace of: to obliterate a record.
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can·cel   (kān'səl)   
v.   can·celed also can·celled, can·cel·ing also can·cel·ling, can·cels also can·cels

v.   tr.

  1. To cross out with lines or other markings. See Synonyms at erase.

  2. To annul or invalidate.

  3. To mark or perforate (a postage stamp or check, for example) to indicate that it may not be used again.

  4. To equalize or make up for; offset: Today's decline in stock price canceled out yesterday's gain.

  5. Mathematics

    1. To remove (a common factor) from the numerator and denominator of a fractional expression.

    2. To remove (a common factor or term) from both sides of an equation or inequality.

  6. Printing To omit or delete.

v.   intr.
To neutralize one another; counterbalance: two opposing forces that canceled out.
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of canceling; a cancellation.

  2. Printing

    1. Deletion of typed or printed matter.

    2. The matter deleted.

    3. A replacement for deleted matter.


[Middle English cancellen, from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellāre, to cross out, from cancellus, lattice, diminutive of cancer, lattice.]
can'cel·a·ble adj., can'cel·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

cancel 
1399, from Anglo-Fr. canceler, from L. cancellare "to make resemble a lattice," which in L.L. took on a sense "cross out something written," from cancelli pl. of cancellus "lattice, grating," dim. of cancer "crossed bars, lattice," a var. of carcer "prison."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: can·cel
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -celed or -celled; -cel·ing or -cel·ling
1 : to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as a : to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of —compare REVOKE
NOTE: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it. b : to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable esp. by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of
NOTE: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay. c : to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank
NOTE: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled. d : to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of credit) cancels or otherwise repudiates a credit before presentment of a draft —Uniform Commercial Code>
2 : to put an end to (a contract): as a : to end (a contract) by discharging the other party from obligations as yet unperformed b : to end (a contract) in accordance with the provisions of U.C.C. section 2-106 or a similar statute because the other party has breached —compare RESCIND, TERMINATE
NOTE: Section 2-106 provides that a party that cancels a contract because of the other party's breach is entitled to seek remedies for breach of all or part of the contract. c : to put an end to (a lease contract) because of the default of the other party
NOTE: Under U.C.C. section 2A-505, a party that cancels because of the other party's default may seek remedies for the default of all or any unperformed part of the lease contract.
3 : to terminate (an insurance policy) before the end of policy period usually as allowed by policy provisions —can·cel·able or can·cel·la·ble adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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