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

Derived Forms

• preˌcancelˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• precan·cel·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of precancel¹

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + cancel