Associations to the word «Cancellation»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CANCELLATION, noun. The act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement.
CANCELLATION, noun. The speech act of revoking or annulling or making void.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats