We use cancel to say that something planned will not happen. It can be a meeting, a trip, or a plan. It means stopping or ending an arrangement before it starts or finishes.
They cancel the meeting at noon.
She cancels her trip this week.
Cancel means to remove or mark something as not correct. For example, when you cross out a letter or number, you cancel it. It means the thing is no longer used or counted.
Please cancel the wrong answer here.
They cancel the mark on the ticket.
When you cancel a contract or service, you officially end an agreement between people or companies. This stops any future obligations or payments.
She cancels the contract today.
They want to cancel the phone plan.
In computers, cancel means to stop or end a program or task. For example, if you do not want to continue, you select cancel to quit or close the action.
Press cancel to stop the process.
He cancels the print job now.
Cancel also means to stop the effect of something, making it not count or work anymore. For example, a law can cancel another law, or an action can cancel a problem.
The new law cancels the old rule.
His apology cancels the mistake.
Cancel as a noun means a mark or sign that shows something is not valid or is stopped. It can be a line or cross on a letter, word, or document to show removal.
Put a cancel on the wrong word.
The check shows the correct cancel mark.
To cancel can also mean to reject or stop accepting something or someone, often used informally. For example, people cancel harmful actions or opinions by refusing to support them.
People cancel bad behavior quickly.
She canceled the idea immediately.
