cancel out

phrasal verb

canceled out or cancelled out; canceling out or cancelling out; cancels out
: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect
The costs cancel out the benefits.

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McNeeley canceled out three free throws from Malik Mack with his second 3-pointer of the half and Reed gave UConn its first lead around the six-minute mark, finishing strong through contact on a second-chance attempt. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025 However, Signature was also fined $400,000 for breach of fiduciary duty in the case, canceling out the fines. — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025 The team’s free-agent signings could cancel out any compensatory pick. — Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025 Isaac Levi, from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) told Newsweek on Wednesday that EU's purchases of fossil fuels from Russia are financing the Kremlin war-chest and cancelling out the support the bloc gives Ukraine. — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cancel out

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“Cancel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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