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  • let's
    let's
    contraction of let us.
  • LETS
    LETS
    acronym
    Local Exchange and Trading System: an economic system in which members of a community exchange goods and services using a cashless local currency

let's

American  
[lets] / lɛts /
  1. contraction of let us.


LETS 1 British  
/ lɛts /

acronym

  1. Local Exchange and Trading System: an economic system in which members of a community exchange goods and services using a cashless local currency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

let's 2 British  
/ lɛts /

contraction

  1. let us: used to express a suggestion, command, etc, by the speaker to himself and his hearers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction, let 1.

Example Sentences

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"And we said, hey, that's the stuff we typically use. Theoretically, this should work. Let's go figure out how."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Let’s say you rent four outfits at $150 each.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“But right now, softball is on a rocket ship. Let’s keep on cooking, let’s keep on flying, let’s show that if you build it, they will come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Let's not pretend someone expected it. I was outside the top 100 and now I'm in the final of a Grand Slam. It is hard to process," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s just something people say. Come on. Let’s get warm.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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