cancellation

or can·cel·a·tion

[ kan-suh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act of canceling.
2. the marks or perforations made in canceling.
3. something canceled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

cancellation

/ ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the fact or an instance of cancelling
2. something that has been cancelled, such as a theatre ticket, esp when it is available for another person to take

   we have a cancellation in the stalls

3. the marks or perforation made by cancelling

Other Words From

• recan·cel·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cancellation¹

First recorded in 1525–35, cancellation is from the Latin word cancellātion- (stem of cancellātiō ). See cancellate, -ion

Example Sentences

She said the cancellations were due to circumstances including "my car being written off and the second car breaking down" and that refunds had been paid to some parents and agreed with others.

From BBC

"Flights are operating and we’ll finish our schedule this evening as planned. No cancellations. Some delays. All of our critical operations are running," BA said in a statement.

From BBC

Ms Ashby says simply accepting its cancellation was "not enough, so I felt like I had to try and do something".

From BBC

The exercise has been riddled with problems – from pilot shortages that have led to massive flight cancellations, to Vistara crew going on mass sick leave over plans to align their salary structures with Air India.

From BBC

That second word is tricky since, to stars whose missteps come back to haunt them, consequence is coded language for "cancellation."

From Salon

Related Words

• abandonment
• abolition
• annulment
• dissolution
• elimination
• repeal
• retirement
• reversal
• revocation