# cancel

URL: /business/verbs/cancel · Id: `page:business/verbs/cancel`

> Every cancel Verb, one per Noun: Action, Enrollment, Instrument, Order.

`cancel` acts on 4 [Nouns](/business/nouns/noun). Each is its own [Verb](/business/nouns/verb), named for its Noun.

| Verb | Noun | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Action.cancel](/business/nouns/action/cancel) | [Action](/business/nouns/action) | Cancel stops a pending Action, sets its status to `canceled`, and runs its compensation. |
| [Enrollment.cancel](/business/nouns/enrollment/cancel) | [Enrollment](/business/nouns/enrollment) | Cancel ends one Contact’s run through a Sequence for good, with the reason it records as `exitReason`. |
| [Instrument.cancel](/business/nouns/instrument/cancel) | [Instrument](/business/nouns/instrument) | Cancel ends an unvested, expired or forfeited Instrument and returns any option Shares to the pool. |
| [Order.cancel](/business/nouns/order/cancel) | [Order](/business/nouns/order) | Cancel ends an Order before fulfillment and returns any payment in full. |