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Learn to pronounce can·cel

/ˈkans(ə)l/
verb
  1. decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.
    "he was forced to cancel his visit"
    synonyms: call off, abandon, scrap, drop, postpone, mothball, scrub, scratch, axe, nix, redline
  2. (of a factor or circumstance) neutralize or negate the force or effect of (another).
    "the shipping costs canceled out any savings"
    synonyms: neutralize, counterbalance, counteract, balance (out), countervail, negate, nullify, wipe out, offset, compensate for, make up for, negative, counterweigh
  3. publicly boycott or withdraw support from (a person, organization, etc.) for promoting beliefs that are regarded as socially unacceptable.
    "fans on social media are torn over whether to support or cancel him"
  4. mark, pierce, or tear (a ticket, check, or postage stamp) to show that it has been used or invalidated.

noun
  1. a mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.
    "a stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel"
  2. a new page or section inserted in a book to replace the original text, typically to correct an error.
    "a cancel title page"

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to stop doing or planning to do (something) : to decide that something (such as a game, performance, etc.) will not happen. [+ object].
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