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precancel

[ pree-kan-suhl ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·can·celed, pre·can·cel·ing or (especially British) pre·can·celled, pre·can·cel·ling.
  1. to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.

noun

  1. a precanceled stamp.

precancel

/ priːˈkænsəl /

verb

  1. tr to cancel (postage stamps) before placing them on mail

noun

  1. a precancelled stamp

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Derived Forms

  • preˌcancelˈlation, noun

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Other Words From

  • precan·cel·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of precancel1

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + cancel

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