Spanish Conversation · Level 29
89 words
Spanish word
cancelación
Pronunciation
IPA/kanθelaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nouncancellation
Example
¿Puedo solicitar la cancelación de mi reserva?
Could I request the cancellation of my reservation?
More examples
Debes revisar la política de cancelación antes de pagar.
You should check the cancellation policy before paying.
Core concept
Annulment of an arranged reservation, payment, or service.
Common phrases
cancelación de la reserva
reservation cancellation
cancelación del vuelo
flight cancellation
política de cancelación
cancellation policy
Similar words
anulación: Formal procedure that voids a reservation or application and records the removal.
cancelamiento: Action that cancels a reservation or planned appointment, focusing on the act of calling it off.
suspensión: Temporary halt of a service or operation that pauses provision without ending it permanently.
baja: Termination of a membership or subscription that stops access to and use of the service.
Definition in Spanish
Indica la acción de dejar sin efecto algo acordado, como una reserva, un pago o un servicio.
Word origin
The noun results from adding -ción to cancelar, itself from Latin cancellare meaning 'to cross out', giving a word for making an agreement void.
Usage tips
- In formal or bureaucratic contexts Spanish commonly uses solicitar la cancelación rather than just cancelar, and the written word requires the accent cancelación.
Other meanings
- calling offnoun
- invalidationnoun
Opposites
- confirmaciónconfirmationnoun
Related words
- cancelablecancelableadjective
- canceladocanceledadjective
- cancelarcancelverb