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cancel
/ˈkænsl̩/
noun
A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English).
An enclosure; a boundary; a limit.
The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.
verb
To cross out something with lines etc.
To invalidate or annul something.
"He cancelled his order on their website."
To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.
"This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code."
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