precancellation
/ˌpriːˌkænsəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act of canceling something before it would normally be canceled, or a stamp or mark that shows this has been done.
- The company's precancellation of the event saved them from last-minute fees.
- The post office introduced precancellation for bulk mail to speed up processing.
- We received a letter with a precancellation stamp, so it didn't need to be canceled at the post office.