# cancellation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kænsəˈleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #10,174

## Definitions
1. The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
2. The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
3. A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
4. In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
5. The property of being cancellate.

## Etymology
From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.

## Common misspellings (17)
`acncellation`, `cacnellation`, `canccellation`, `cancelaltion`, `cancelation`, `cancellaiton`, `cancellasion`, `cancellatino`, `cancellationn`, `cancellatoin`, `cancellattion`, `cancelltaion`, `canclelation`, `canecllation`, `canncellation`, `ccancellation`, `cnacellation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cancellation