Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of deciding or announcing that something planned will not happen: "Cancellation" refers to the action of stopping a scheduled event, agreement, or arrangement so that it does not take place.
   • The act of making something no longer valid or in effect: "Cancellation" can also mean the act of officially ending the validity of a document, contract, or service.
   • A mark made on something to show it is void: In a physical context, "cancellation" can refer to a mark (like a stamp or punch) placed on a ticket or document to indicate it has been used or is no longer valid.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The cancellation of the flight was announced due to bad weather.
  • Please request a cancellation of your subscription in writing.
  • The ticket has a hole-punch cancellation, so it cannot be reused.

Advanced Usage

• "to be subject to cancellation": can be ended or called off.
  • The event is subject to cancellation if fewer than ten people register.
• "last-minute cancellation": a cancellation that happens very shortly before the planned time.
  • We had to find a replacement speaker because of a last-minute cancellation.

Variants and Related Words

• Cancel (verb): To decide or announce that something will not happen; to make something no longer valid.
  • You must cancel your appointment 24 hours in advance.
• Canceled/Cancelled (adjective): Describing something that has been called off.
  • The canceled meeting was rescheduled for next week.
• Cancellable (adjective): Capable of being canceled.
  • This is a cancellable policy with no fees for the first 30 days.

Synonyms

• Termination: The act of ending something.
• Revocation: The official act of cancelling or withdrawing something, like a license.
• Annulment: The act of declaring something legally invalid.

Related Phrases

• Cancellation fee/charge: A sum of money you must pay for canceling an agreement.
  • There is a $50 cancellation fee if you cancel your hotel booking less than 48 hours before arrival.
• Cancellation policy: The set of rules about how and when something can be canceled.
  • Please review our cancellation policy before booking.

Idioms

• Cancel culture: (Modern idiom) The practice or tendency of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures or companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable.
  • The debate about cancel culture is very prominent on social media.

Noun

1. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
2. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement