How to Pronounce "cancel each other out"
expression
KAN-suhl eech UTH-er owt
KAN-suhl eech UTH-uh owt
Definition
If two things cancel each other out, they have opposite effects so that nothing changes overall.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkænsəɫ/ /ˈitʃ/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
kˈænsəl/ /ˈiːtʃ/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAN-suhl eech UTH-er owt
UK
KAN-suhl eech UTH-uh owt
Listen in Context
The positive and negative charges cancel each other out.
Their efforts cancel each other out so nothing changes.
The gains and losses cancel each other out by the end of the year.
If you add sugar and then lemon, the flavors kind of cancel each other out.