rescission
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Definition of rescission
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)An act of rescinding: removing, taking away, or taking back.
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(countable, uncountable)The undoing of a contract; repeal.
“According to him, they said, "'Resign or we'll fire you.'" Frein resigned and left the school building. However, that same day, he called his union representative, who advised him to withdraw his resignation, which he did, within 24 hours. The school district, however, refused to accept his recission ^([sic]), insisting that Frein was no longer employed by the school district.”
“The House narrowly approved a rescissions package from the White House that aims to cancel billions in unspent funds from the prior fiscal year, much of which would not have been spent otherwise.”
“But the rescission of the spending-freeze memo, which followed a White House effort to respond to confusion about the initial memo, raises questions about how much [President Trump and his team] learned from the experience of 2017.”
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Etymology
1651, Late Latin rescissio, from Latin rescindō (“to cut back”), from re- (“back”) + scindō (“to cut”).
Words you can make from rescission
200+ playable · top: INCROSSES (11 pts)
Best play incrosses 11 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
34 words- CENSORS 9 pts
- CESSION 9 pts
- CISSIES 9 pts
- COINERS 9 pts
- COSINES 9 pts
- CRONIES 9 pts
- CROSSES 9 pts
- EOSINIC 9 pts
- ICINESS 9 pts
- INCISES 9 pts
- INCISOR 9 pts
- INCROSS 9 pts
- IRENICS 9 pts
- NICOISE 9 pts
- ONEIRIC 9 pts
- ORCEINS 9 pts
- OSCINES 9 pts
- RECOINS 9 pts
- SCISSOR 9 pts
- SERICIN 9 pts
- ESSOINS 7 pts
- IONISER 7 pts
- IONISES 7 pts
- IRONIES 7 pts
- IRONISE 7 pts
- NOISIER 7 pts
- OSSEINS 7 pts
- SEISINS 7 pts
- SEISORS 7 pts
- SENIORS 7 pts
- SENSORS 7 pts
- SESSION 7 pts
- SISSIER 7 pts
- SONSIER 7 pts
6-letter words
53 words- CENSOR 8 pts
- COINER 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CORSES 8 pts
- COSIER 8 pts
- COSIES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- CRISES 8 pts
- CRISIS 8 pts
- CRONES 8 pts
- CROSSE 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- IONICS 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- IRONIC 8 pts
- ORCEIN 8 pts
- ORCINS 8 pts
- OSCINE 8 pts
- RECOIN 8 pts
- RECONS 8 pts
- RICINS 8 pts
- SCIONS 8 pts
- SCONES 8 pts
- SCORES 8 pts
- SCORNS 8 pts
- SCRIES 8 pts
- SONICS 8 pts
- ENOSIS 6 pts
- EOSINS 6 pts
- ESSOIN 6 pts
- IONISE 6 pts
- IRISES 6 pts
- IRONES 6 pts
- ISSEIS 6 pts
- NISEIS 6 pts
- NOESIS 6 pts
- NOISES 6 pts
- NOSIER 6 pts
- OSIERS 6 pts
- OSSEIN 6 pts
- RESINS 6 pts
- RINSES 6 pts
- ROSINS 6 pts
- SEISIN 6 pts
- SEISOR 6 pts
- SENIOR 6 pts
- SENORS 6 pts
- SENSOR 6 pts
- SERINS 6 pts
- SIRENS 6 pts
- SNORES 6 pts
- SONSIE 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- CEROS 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CORES 7 pts
- CORNS 7 pts
- CORSE 7 pts
- COSES 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- CRESS 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- CROSS 7 pts
- ICIER 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- IONIC 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- ORCIN 7 pts
- RECON 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SCORE 7 pts
- SCORN 7 pts
- SICES 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SOCES 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- IRONE 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- ISSEI 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NOSES 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RENOS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- ROSES 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- SENOR 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SISES 5 pts
- SNORE 5 pts
- SONES 5 pts
- SORES 5 pts
- SORNS 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- CERO 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- COSS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
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