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precancel

[pree-kan-suhl]

verb (used with object)

precanceled, precanceling , precancelled, precancelling .

  1. to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.

noun

  1. a precanceled stamp.

precancel

/ ːˈæԲə /

verb

  1. (tr) to cancel (postage stamps) before placing them on mail

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a precancelled stamp

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • precancellation noun
  • ˌԳˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of precancel1

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + cancel

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