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Fees, markups & cancellation · Working

Cancellation

ELI5

The ending of a commissioned or awarded job before completion.

Used in conversation

“Can we align with the client on the cancellation before the bid is locked?”

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • PostponementCancellation ends the job; postponement delays it and may preserve the job under revised dates and costs.
  • CancellationAdvertising cancellation ends a specific commissioned job; television cancellation ends or declines continuation of a series.
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