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- [kan-suh l]
- /ˈkæn səl/
- /ˈkæn.səl.ɪŋ/
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- [kan-suh l]
- /ˈkæn səl/
Definitions of cancelling word
- verb with object cancelling to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation. 1
- verb with object cancelling to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting. 1
- verb with object cancelling to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse. 1
- verb with object cancelling to neutralize; counterbalance; compensate for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark. 1
- verb with object cancelling 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 cancelling 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 cancelling
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 Cancelling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cancelling 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".
cancelling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cancelling
noun cancelling
- cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
adjective cancelling
- omitting — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
Top questions with cancelling
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