cancellation
nounUK /ˌkænsəˈleɪʃn/
US /ˌkænsəˈleɪʃn/
A cancellation is when something that was planned is stopped and will not happen.
The cancellation of the picnic was because of the rain.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A mark made on a stamp or ticket to show it has been used.
The old stamp had a neat cancellation across its corner.
3. The act of stopping an order or agreement so it no longer counts.
She asked for the cancellation of her magazine subscription.
4. In math, when two equal parts on opposite sides remove each other.
The cancellation of the two equal terms made the equation simpler.