cancellation

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Law Formal

n. the act of ending a legal agreement or a subscription.

n. the formal termination of a contract, policy, or legal agreement.

“You must give thirty days' notice for the cancellation of your gym membership.”

“The legal team advised that the cancellation of the contract was justified due to a significant breach of the confidentiality clause.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Mathematics Technical

n. the act of removing the same numbers from both sides of an equation.

n. the operation of striking out common factors from the numerator and denominator of a fraction or from both sides of an equation.

“The teacher explained how cancellation makes solving the fraction much faster.”

“Through the cancellation of common variables on both sides of the equation, the complex formula was reduced to a basic linear form.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Technical

n. a mark put on a postage stamp so it cannot be used again.

n. a mark or perforation placed on a postage stamp to deface it and prevent its subsequent reuse.

“The collector noticed that the cancellation on the old stamp was from a small town in 1920.”

“Philatelists often value a rare cancellation more highly than the stamp itself, especially if the mark indicates a specific historical postal route.”