0 to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible: --
The police have called off the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow.
Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.
1 to decide that something that has already been planned will not happen: --
The companies called off their merger plans late Monday citing 'adverse market conditions'.
They've had to call off the match at the last minute.
Is it too late to call it off?
The wedding was planned for June and they've just called the whole thing off.
We had to call off the party because of his health.
They've called off the wedding.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
call sth off