Cancel out meaning
Cancel out is a phrasal verb that means to remove an effect by producing an equal but opposite effect.
- Past simple
- cancelled out
- Past participle
- cancelled out
- -ing form
- cancelling out
What cancel out means
make effect disappearB2
To remove an effect by producing an equal but opposite effect
The tax savings cancel out the higher delivery costs.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does cancel out mean?
To remove an effect by producing an equal but opposite effect.
What is the past tense of cancel out?
Cancelled out, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
