Cancellation
noun
The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen, or the act of stopping something from being active or effective.
The game was under threat of cancellation from the heavy rain.
Often appears as...
- cancellation policy
- cancellation fee
noun
An operation in which a quantity is removed or reduced to zero.
The cancellation of both 2's from the top and bottom of the fraction results in 1.
Often appears as...
- cancellation property
- cancellation law
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The elimination of something that has been recorded by making a record through cancelling it.
At the end of the event, cancellation of unused tickets took place.
Often appears as...
- cancellation stamp
- cancellation mark
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen, or the act of stopping something from being active or effective.
The game was under threat of cancellation from the heavy rain.
Often appears as...
- cancellation policy
- cancellation fee
noun
An operation in which a quantity is removed or reduced to zero.
The cancellation of both 2's from the top and bottom of the fraction results in 1.
Often appears as...
- cancellation property
- cancellation law
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The elimination of something that has been recorded by making a record through cancelling it.
At the end of the event, cancellation of unused tickets took place.
Often appears as...
- cancellation stamp
- cancellation mark
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Cancellation often happens due to unforeseen circumstances like weather.
The concert faced cancellation due to the unexpected storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Services Affected
Cancellation can apply to services or subscriptions, as well as events.
Your gym membership cancellation will be processed by tomorrow.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Alternatives
Always have a backup plan as cancellations can disrupt schedules.
Due to the cancellation, we moved the meeting online.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Cancellation often happens due to unforeseen circumstances like weather.
The concert faced cancellation due to the unexpected storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Services Affected
Cancellation can apply to services or subscriptions, as well as events.
Your gym membership cancellation will be processed by tomorrow.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Alternatives
Always have a backup plan as cancellations can disrupt schedules.
Due to the cancellation, we moved the meeting online.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Events
Cancellation often happens due to unforeseen circumstances like weather.
The concert faced cancellation due to the unexpected storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Services Affected
Cancellation can apply to services or subscriptions, as well as events.
Your gym membership cancellation will be processed by tomorrow.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Alternatives
Always have a backup plan as cancellations can disrupt schedules.
Due to the cancellation, we moved the meeting online.
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Video examples
Technology that protects...
hearing with their mobile devices and use that information to optimize their experience to use noise cancellation headphones to exclude the noise they don't want to hear so they can lower the volume and protect their ears I think so one thing I've learned about using mobile devices for hearing healthcare is it actually helps solve a global health
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The good news on poverty...
ten countries some call them the lions who in the last decade have had a combination of a hundred percent debt cancellation a tripling of aid a tenfold increase in FDI that's foreign direct investment which is unlocked a quadrupling of domestic resources that's
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How shocking events can...
they are calling for free tuition and debt cancellation. And yet, this still doesn't add up to the kind of holistic and universalist vision of a different world than our predecessors had. So why is that?
Video examples
Technology that protects...
hearing with their mobile devices and use that information to optimize their experience to use noise cancellation headphones to exclude the noise they don't want to hear so they can lower the volume and protect their ears I think so one thing I've learned about using mobile devices for hearing healthcare is it actually helps solve a global health
Video examples
The good news on poverty...
ten countries some call them the lions who in the last decade have had a combination of a hundred percent debt cancellation a tripling of aid a tenfold increase in FDI that's foreign direct investment which is unlocked a quadrupling of domestic resources that's
Video examples
How shocking events can...
they are calling for free tuition and debt cancellation. And yet, this still doesn't add up to the kind of holistic and universalist vision of a different world than our predecessors had. So why is that?
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Quote examples
Judd Apatow
American Director
Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You're in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it's hard to win the arguments.
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two years after they ran, and I was aware of the show's cancellation before the characters themselves knew, at least in my corner of the world.
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Ken Curtis
American Actor
We did some jumping at the start of the show. We went out without telling anyone - and the studio liked to kill us. They were threatened with cancellation of their production insurance.
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Rachel Hollis
American Author
Be honest with yourself about what you're blowing off. A little cancellation here or a bow-out there can add up... but only if you refuse to acknowledge your actions.
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Arthur Levitt
American Public Servant
Another misconception is that an order is canceled when you hit 'cancel' on your computer. But, the fact is it's canceled only when the market gets the cancellation.
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Channing Dungey
American Businesswoman
We have oft lamented the cancellation of 'Body of Proof,' I'm not gonna lie. That was a good show for us, and it was sad to see it go.
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Rick Hoffman
American Actor
There's so many more failures than successes for actors. It's like a phobia, fear of cancellation.
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Daniel Cameron
The politics of identity, cancellation, and mob rule are not acceptable to me.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away.
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Michael Cudlitz
American Actor
The lifespan of any show is to end in cancellation.
Quote examples
Judd Apatow
American Director
Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You're in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it's hard to win the arguments.
Quote examples
Seanan McGuire
American Author
Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two years after they ran, and I was aware of the show's cancellation before the characters themselves knew, at least in my corner of the world.
Quote examples
Ken Curtis
American Actor
We did some jumping at the start of the show. We went out without telling anyone - and the studio liked to kill us. They were threatened with cancellation of their production insurance.
Quote examples
Rachel Hollis
American Author
Be honest with yourself about what you're blowing off. A little cancellation here or a bow-out there can add up... but only if you refuse to acknowledge your actions.
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Arthur Levitt
American Public Servant
Another misconception is that an order is canceled when you hit 'cancel' on your computer. But, the fact is it's canceled only when the market gets the cancellation.
Quote examples
Channing Dungey
American Businesswoman
We have oft lamented the cancellation of 'Body of Proof,' I'm not gonna lie. That was a good show for us, and it was sad to see it go.
Quote examples
Rick Hoffman
American Actor
There's so many more failures than successes for actors. It's like a phobia, fear of cancellation.
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Daniel Cameron
The politics of identity, cancellation, and mob rule are not acceptable to me.
Quote examples
Noam Chomsky
American Activist
The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away.
Quote examples
Michael Cudlitz
American Actor
The lifespan of any show is to end in cancellation.
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