cancellation
pronunciation
How to pronounce cancellation in British English:
UK [ˌkænsəˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce cancellation in American English:
US [ˌkænsəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
- the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
Word Origin
- cancellation (n.)
- also cancelation, 1530s, from Latin cancellationem (nominative cancellatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cancellare "to cancel" (see cancel). Of reservations for conveyances, hotels, etc., from 1953.
Example
- 1. Us navy personnel expressed disappointment at the cancellation .
- 2. The invitations had said only inclement weather could cause cancellation .
- 3. A taxpayer whose business licence is revoked by the administrative authority for industry and commerce shall , within 15 days of the revoking of the business licence , apply to the original taxation registration authority for cancellation of its taxation registration .
- 4. Enke 's death may bring about the cancellation of saturday 's friendly against chile .
- 5. The message was simple : tone down the shows or face cancellation .