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Cancelled vs Cancellation - What's the difference?

cancelled | cancellation |

As a verb cancelled

is (cancel).

As an adjective cancelled

is no longer planned or scheduled.

As a noun cancellation is

the act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

cancelled

English

Alternative forms

* canceled (US)

Verb

(head)
  • (cancel)
  • The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • No longer planned or scheduled.
  • The cancelled show would have drawn 5,000 fans.
  • (of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.
  • 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.