let's

American  

[lets] / lɛts /

1. contraction of let us.

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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

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let's ² British  

/ lɛts /

contraction

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

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Usage

See contraction, let ¹.

Example Sentences

This introduces an element of Mickey and Judy, my uncle’s got a barn, let’s put on a show comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To answer that, let’s return to 1923, when the song was published.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Dresser wrote that Anthropic has made a “strategic misstep to not acquire enough compute,” adding that “the market is ours to win, let’s execute accordingly.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

To explain, let’s begin by noting that it is surprisingly difficult to give an adequate definition of lying.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Shoving his hands in his pockets and looking down at the floor, Grandpa said, “Well, let’s see now. To begin with, you’ve been wanting a pony and a .22, haven’t you?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls