cancellation
noun
can·cel·la·tion
ˌkan(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən 
variants
or less commonly cancelation
1
: the act or an instance of canceling
The cancellation of the game was due to bad weather.
2
: something (such as a hotel room or a ticket) made available by the canceling of an arrangement
was lucky to get a cancellation for the trip to Chicago
3
: a mark made to cancel something (such as a postage stamp)
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Examples of cancellation in a Sentence
The storm caused delays and flight cancellations.
Notice of cancellation should be given 30 days in advance.
There is a fee for cancellation.
Cancellations increased when rates doubled.
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The first one of a new era will be The Mandalorian And Grogu, based on the show, but there are plans for future movies, despite a lot of cancellations so far.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The cancellation announcement was made just hours before the gig was scheduled to begin.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Republican attorneys general in Kansas and Missouri, who led the legal challenges against SAVE, argued that President Joe Biden was essentially trying to find a roundabout way to forgive student debt after the Supreme Court blocked its sweeping debt cancellation plan in June 2023.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
There were more than 2,000 flight cancellations within, into or out of the US Tuesday morning, with most of those flights coming from Texas and Louisiana, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The cancellation announcement was made just hours before the gig was scheduled to begin.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Republican attorneys general in Kansas and Missouri, who led the legal challenges against SAVE, argued that President Joe Biden was essentially trying to find a roundabout way to forgive student debt after the Supreme Court blocked its sweeping debt cancellation plan in June 2023.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
There were more than 2,000 flight cancellations within, into or out of the US Tuesday morning, with most of those flights coming from Texas and Louisiana, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Cancellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancellation. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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cancellation
noun
can·cel·la·tion
ˌkan(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən
1
: an act of canceling
2
: a mark made to cancel something
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