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Cancellation vs Postponement - What's the difference?

cancellation | postponement |

As nouns the difference between cancellation and postponement

is that cancellation is the act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself while postponement is a delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

cancellation

English

(cancellation)

Alternative forms

* cancelation (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
  • (mathematics) The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor.
  • (philately) A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
  • (legal) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.

    • Related terms

    * cancel * killer cancel

    postponement

    English

    Noun

    (postponements)
  • A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
  • :The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.