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.

Examples of cancel out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Signature was also ordered to pay $400,000 for breach of fiduciary duty in the case, canceling out the fees. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025

Every other slot is up for grabs, with each remaining contender possessing a statistic that cancels out another competitor's, and vice versa. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025

My voice becomes harder to comprehend when the buds have to cancel out background noise. —PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for cancel out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout