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cancellation
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. cancellation
  2. 2. cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark)
The act of canceling a reservation, order, or plan, borrowed from English. It is widely used in everyday Japanese when calling off appointments, hotel bookings, or purchases.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Something she said made me want to cancel the get-together.

Sentence 2

With spec changes piling up, development was cancelled once.

Sentence 3

Why do I feel like I'm about to bail on another promise?

Sentence 4

We decided to pull back on upfront investment and cancel the ad slots.

Sentence 5

Per company policy, canceling a business trip requires approval from your direct manager.