pre-cancel

A form of precancel — To cancel or frank (a postage stamp) prior to posting it.

Meanings

verbpre-cancel (third-person singular simple present pre-cancels, present participle (US) pre-canceling or (UK) pre-cancelling, simple past and past participle (US) pre-canceled or (UK) pre-cancelled)

present singular third person pre-cancels · US participle present pre-canceling · UK participle present pre-cancelling · US participle past pre-canceled · US past pre-canceled · UK participle past pre-cancelled · UK past pre-cancelled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of precancel.
nounpre-cancel (plural pre-cancels)

plural pre-cancels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of precancel.
Cite this entry
APA

pre-cancel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-cancel

MLA

“pre-cancel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-cancel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-cancel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-cancel.

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