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to cancel
To undo or declare invalid a booking, order, or request. This often happens when you no longer need a trip, hotel room, or product.
Ich musste meinen Flug nach Berlin leider stornieren.
Unfortunately, I had to cancel my flight to Berlin.
The verb 'stornieren' (to cancel) belongs to a word family. The corresponding noun is 'die Stornierung' (the cancellation). In spoken language, you also often hear the short form 'das Storno' (the cancellation).
Die Stornierung des Fluges war kostenlos.
The cancellation of the flight was free of charge.
'Stornieren' (to cancel) almost always requires an accusative object. You ask: 'Was storniere ich?' (What am I canceling?). The answer is the thing you want to undo.
Wir mussten unsere Hotelbuchung stornieren.
We had to cancel our hotel booking.
This verb is used very often in the context of travel, contracts, and online orders. Typical phrases are: 'einen Flug stornieren' (to cancel a flight), 'eine Reise stornieren' (to cancel a trip), 'ein Hotelzimmer stornieren' (to cancel a hotel room), 'eine Bestellung stornieren' (to cancel an order), or 'einen Termin stornieren' (to cancel an appointment).
Sie können Ihre Bestellung innerhalb von 24 Stunden kostenlos stornieren.
You can cancel your order free of charge within 24 hours.
to order
'bestellen' and 'stornieren' are clear opposites when it comes to goods, travel, or appointments. With 'bestellen', you request something, for example food, a product, or a service. With 'stornieren', you undo an order, booking, or assignment. The words can be confused because both often appear in the same context, for example with online purchases or hotel bookings. Memory tip: first you order something; later you may be able to cancel it.
Am nächsten Morgen hat sie die Hotelbuchung storniert.
The next morning, she canceled the hotel booking.
Herr Klein bestellt am Wochenende zwei Fahrkarten für die Reise.
Herr Klein orders two tickets for the trip at the weekend.