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Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: rescind (Verb). To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect. The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it. Origin: From the rescindo, from re- + scindo.
In the context of finance and economics, some contracts may be rescinded up to a certain point after they come into effect. For example, some mortgage refinance contracts allow the homeowner a period of three business days after signing the contract in which he/she may unilaterally rescind it.