Cancellation Meaning
/kænsəˈleɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
nounThe operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
Sentence Examples
Please confirm the cancellation by e-mail.
Apparently there's a cancellation charge of 30 percent.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of the concert disappointed many ticket holders who had traveled far.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Due to the snow, there was a sudden ____ of all the local flights.
Word Origin & History
From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users."
— 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sudden ____ of the concert disappointed many ticket holders who had traveled far.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Due to the snow, there was a sudden ____ of all the local flights.