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cancelled

can·cel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kan-suh l]
    • /ˈkæn səl/
    • /ˈkæn.səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kan-suh l]
    • /ˈkæn səl/

Definitions of cancelled word

  • verb with object cancelled to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation. 1
  • verb with object cancelled to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting. 1
  • verb with object cancelled to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse. 1
  • verb with object cancelled to neutralize; counterbalance; compensate for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark. 1
  • verb with object cancelled Accounting. to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges: He plans to cancel his account at the department store. to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt. 1
  • verb with object cancelled Mathematics. to eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc. 1

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Origin of cancelled

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cancellen < Medieval Latin cancellāre to cross out, Latin: to make like a lattice, derivative of cancellī grating, plural of cancellus; see cancellus

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Parts of speech for Cancelled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cancelled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cancelled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cancelled

adjective cancelled

  • gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
  • stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

Antonyms for cancelled

adjective cancelled

  • endorsed — Declare one's public approval or support of.

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