cancellation

[ kan-suh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌkæn səˈleɪ ʃən /

an act of canceling.

the marks or perforations made in canceling.

something canceled, as a reservation for a hotel room, airplane ticket, allowing someone else to obtain the accommodation.

Origin of cancellation

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

re·can·cel·la·tion, noun

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cancellation

/ (ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən) /

the fact or an instance of cancelling

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

the marks or perforation made by cancelling