Definition of CANCELLATION

cancellation

Meanings

Plural: cancellations

Noun

  • the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
  • the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void
  • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  • The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
  • A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
  • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
  • The property of being cancellate.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.

Scrabble Score: 16

cancellation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cancellation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cancellation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

cancellation is a valid Words With Friends word