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Definitions for Canceled

[1] to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
[2] to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting.
[3] to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse.
[4] to neutralize; counterbalance; compensate for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark.
[5] Accounting . to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges: He plans to cancel his account at the department store. to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt.
[6] Mathematics . to eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.
[7] to cross out (words, letters, etc.) by drawing a line over the item.
[8] Printing . to omit.
[9] to counterbalance or compensate for one another; become neutralized (often followed by out ): The pros and cons cancel out.
[10] Mathematics . (of factors common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, certain terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc.) to be equivalent; to allow cancellation.
[11] an act of canceling.
[12] Printing , Bookbinding . omission. a replacement for an omitted part.
[13] to order (something already arranged, such as a meeting or event) to be postponed indefinitely; call off
[14] to revoke or annul the order for the new television set was cancelled
[15] to delete (writing, numbers, etc); cross out he cancelled his name and substituted hers
[16] to mark (a cheque, postage stamp, ticket, etc) with an official stamp or by a perforation to prevent further use
[17] (also intr usually foll by out ) to counterbalance; make up for (a deficiency, etc) his generosity cancelled out his past unkindness
[18] to close (an account) by discharging any outstanding debts (sometimes foll by out) accounting to eliminate (a debit or credit) by making an offsetting entry on the opposite side of the account
[19] maths to eliminate (numbers, quantities, or terms) as common factors from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction or as equal terms from opposite sides of an equation (intr) to be able to be eliminated in this way
[20] a new leaf or section of a book replacing a defective one, one containing errors, or one that has been omitted
[21] a less common word for cancellation
[22] music a US word for natural (def. 20)

Words related to Canceled

cancelannul, revoke, remove, abolish, cut, abort, kill, eliminate, destroy, repeal, rescind, trim, deface, obliterate, repudiate, ax, abrogate, total, zap, quash

Words nearby Canceled

cancelcanaveral, canberra, canby, canc., cancan, cancel, cancel out, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated, cancellation

Origin of Canceled

1350–1400; Middle English cancellen < Medieval Latin cancellāre to cross out, Latin: to make like a lattice, derivative of cancellī grating, plural of cancellus; see cancellus

Other words from Canceled

can·cel·a·ble ; especially British , can·cel·la·ble , adjective
can·cel·er ; especially British , can·cel·ler , noun
re·can·cel , verb (used with object), re·can·celed, re·can·cel·ing or (especially British ) re·can·celled, re·can·cel·ling.
self-can·celed , adjective
self-can·celled , adjective
un·can·cel·a·ble , adjective
un·can·celed , adjective
un·can·cel·la·ble , adjective
un·can·celled , adjective

Word origin for Canceled

C14: from Old French canceller, from Medieval Latin cancellāre, from Late Latin: to strike out, make like a lattice, from Latin cancellī lattice, grating

Synonyms for Canceled

abolish, abort, annul, break off, cut, destroy, eliminate, kill, remove, repeal, rescind, revoke, wipe out, abrogate, ax, break, countermand, deface, delete, efface, eradicate, expunge, obliterate, off, omit, quash, repudiate, scrub, sink, smash, squash, torpedo, total, trash, trim, undo, zap, X-out, black out, blot out, cross out, do away with, do in, finish off, go back on one's word, render invalid, rub out, scratch out, stamp across, strike out, wash out, wipe slate clean