Meaning & use

Cancellable

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Able to be cancelled or called off.

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The subscription is cancellable at any time with no penalty.

Most flights booked in this fare class are not cancellable or refundable.

A note on using this word

Also spelled 'cancelable' in American English, with the single-L form more common in the US and the double-L form more common in British English.

Words with a similar meaning

revocableterminable

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Words with an opposite meaning

non-cancellablebinding

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