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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCancellation fee
/ˌkæn.səlˈeɪ.ʃən fiː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of money that a company charges a customer if they break an agreement or cancel a service or reservation after a specific deadline.
"Because I cancelled my flight less than 24 hours before departure, I had to pay a steep cancellation fee." - 2
A financial penalty imposed for withdrawing from an event, subscription, or appointment without adequate prior notice.
"The hotel has a strict policy regarding late bookings, charging a cancellation fee equivalent to the first night's stay."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'cancel' (from Latin 'cancellare', meaning to lattice or strike out with crosslines) combined with '-ation' (noun-forming suffix), paired with 'fee' (from Old English 'feoh', meaning cattle or property/money). The compound term emerged in modern commercial terminology to describe penalty charges for terminating a service contract prematurely.
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frais d'annulation
Transliteration: frɛ d‿a.ny.la.sjɔ̃
"Des frais d'annulation seront appliqués si vous annulez après cette date."
Stornogebühr
Transliteration: /ˈstɔʁnoːɡəˌbyːɐ̯/
"Bei kurzfristiger Absage fällt eine Stornogebühr an."
penale di cancellazione
Transliteration: /peˈnaːle di kan.tʃel.laˈtSjoːne/
"Se si cancella la prenotazione tardi, è prevista una penale di cancellazione."
gastos de cancelación
Transliteration: /ˈɡastos ðe kan.selaˈsjon/
"La reserva no es reembolsable y se aplican gastos de cancelación."
taxa de cancelamento
Transliteration: /ˈtak.sɐ dʒi kã.se.lɐˈmẽ.tu/
"Foi cobrada uma taxa de cancelamento devido à desistência tardia."
रद्दीकरण शुल्क
Transliteration: raddīkaraṇ śulk
"अंतिम समय में बुकिंग रद्द करने पर रद्दीकरण शुल्क देना होगा।"
取消费
Transliteration: qǔxiāofèi
"如果在入住前两天内取消，酒店将收取取消费。"
취소 수수료
Transliteration: chwiso susuryo
"예약을 취소하시면 취소 수수료가 부과됩니다."
キャンセル料
Transliteration: kyanseruryō
"ご宿泊日の前日以降のキャンセルにはキャンセル料がかかります。"
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