Formal term for withdrawing a previously submitted request, application, or offer. Often used in official or business contexts.
I would like to cancel my application.
Please submit the cancellation of the contract in writing.
refusing; begging off; asking to be excused
Polite refusal or declining of an offer, invitation, or request. Implies a respectful withdrawal from something one was expected to accept.
I appreciate the invitation, but I must respectfully decline.
I turned down that position.