precancel

UK: /priːˈkæns^əl/ US: (prē kan′səl)

Inflections of 'precancel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

precancels

v 3rd person singular

precancelling

v pres p (Mainly UK)

precanceling

v pres p (US)

precancelled

v past (Mainly UK)

precanceled

v past (US)

precancelled

v past p (Mainly UK)

precanceled

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pre•can•cel  (prē kan′səl), v., -celed, -cel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -celled, -cel•ling, n. [Philately.]
v.t. 

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

n. 

2. a precanceled stamp.

• pre- + cancel 1920–25

pre′can•cel•la′tion, n. 

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precancel / priːˈkæns^əl/ verb ( -cels, -celling, -celled) ( -cels, -celing, -celed)

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