Definition of cancellation
1 : the act or an instance of canceling The cancellation of the game was due to bad weather.
2 : something (such as a hotel room or a ticket) made available by the canceling of an arrangement was lucky to get a cancellation for the trip to Chicago
3 : a mark made to cancel something (such as a postage stamp)
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Examples of cancellation in a Sentence
The storm caused delays and flight cancellations.
Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.
There is a fee for cancellation.
Cancellations increased when rates doubled.
Recent Examples of cancellation from the Web
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The stabbings prompted Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to call for the cancellation of the free speech rally out of concerns for public safety, but to no avail.
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What the cancellations of The Get Down and Sense8 do, however, is at least open up the streamer to be questioned about its philosophy.
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Slowing Output Any deferrals or cancellations would add to concerns about the future of the 777, Boeing’s second-largest source of profit.
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WIOD program director Grace Blazer has not commented on the show’s cancellation or on Mudd.
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The cancellation of this can’t be regarded as the end of anything.
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In 2010 the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland caused the cancellation of flights around Europe for six days.
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Amid United Airlines' dragging fiasco, mass cancellations at Delta Air Lines and U.S. concerns about terrorists using laptops to down planes, the global aviation industry hardly needed another blow.
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In the event of inclement weather, please check the city's website for cancellation information.
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Origin and Etymology of cancellation
see 1cancel
First Known Use: 1535
CANCELLATION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of cancellation for English Language Learners
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: a decision to stop doing or planning to do something : the act of canceling something (such as a game, performance, etc.)
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: the act of causing something to end or no longer produce a certain effect : a decision to stop something from being effective or valid
CANCELLATION Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of cancellation for Students
1 : an act of causing something to end or no longer be in effect cancellation of a game
2 : a mark that makes something impossible to use again the cancellation on a postage stamp
Law Dictionary
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Legal Definition of cancellation
1 : the act or an instance of cancelling
2 : a mark made to cancel something (as a check)
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