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# cancellation

«cancellation» in Mova's school dictionary: **The act of calling off something that was planned, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a cancellation, cancellations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The act of calling off something that was planned, such as a match, flight or appointment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#m1)

2) A place or booking that becomes free because someone else cancelled it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#m2)

3) (maths) Removing the same number or factor from the top and bottom of a fraction, or terms that make zero, to simplify. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life (cancellation of a train or match because of weather), in money (cancellation fees) and in maths (cancellation in fractions). Phrases: last-minute cancellation, cancellation fee, wait for a cancellation.

### examples

- The cancellation of the school trip was a big disappointment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x1)
- Snow caused the cancellation of all flights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x2)
- We got a dentist appointment because of a cancellation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x3)
- There is a cancellation fee if you change your booking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x4)
- In maths, cancellation makes 6/8 into 3/4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x5)
- The cancellation was announced on the radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x6)
- The concert's cancellation upset the fans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/#x7)

### note

Spelled with double l in both UK and US: cancellation. But the verb past form differs: UK cancelled, US canceled. In maths, cancelling means dividing top and bottom by the same number; the value of the fraction stays the same.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cancellation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cancellation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.