cancellation

English

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Etymology

cancel +‎ -ation

Alternative forms

• cancelation (US)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

cancellation (plural cancellations)

1. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
2. (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
3. (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
4. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

Translations

act of cancelling

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 取消 (cmn) (qǔxiāo)

• Czech: zrušení n, storno n (of an order)
• Danish: annullering (da) c
• Dutch: afgelasting (1)
• French: annulation (fr) f
• Greek: ακύρωση (el) (akýrosi) f
• Hebrew: ביטול (bit'ul) m (1)

• Italian: cancellazione (1)
• Japanese: 取り消し (ja) (とりけし, torikeshi), 削除 (ja) (さくじょ, sakujo)
• Portuguese: cancelamento (1)
• Russian: отмена (ru) (otména) f, отказ (ru) (otkáz) m, расторжение (ru) (rastoržénije) n (rescission)
• Spanish: cancelación (es) f
• Swedish: förkortning c, strykning c

Related terms

• cancel
• killer cancel