CANCEL definition: to make void, as a contract or other obligation; annul: to cancel a magazine subscription. See examples of cancel used in a sentence.

When a one-syllable verb ends in a consonant preceded by a single vowel, British English doubles that consonant before adding -ed or -ing. So “cancel” becomes “cancelled” in British English but “canceled” in American English. The same rule applies to verbs like “model,” “counsel,” and “label.”

Cancelled vs. Canceled: The Single L Rule for US vs. UK English

CANCEL definition: 1. to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services…. Learn more.

To decide or announce that (a planned or scheduled event) will not take place, especially with no intention of holding it at a later time: cancel a picnic; cancel a soccer game.

Definition of cancel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.

Learn what cancel means with clear definitions, pronunciation, synonyms, and real-world examples. Simple explanations to help you use cancel correctly.

Cancel, delete, erase, obliterate indicate that something is no longer to be considered usable or in force. To cancel is to cross something out by stamping a mark over it, drawing lines through it, or the like: to cancel a stamp, a word.