let's

[lets]

1. contraction of let us.

LETS

¹

/ 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

let's

²

/ lɛts /

contraction

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

Usage

See contraction, let ¹.

Example Sentences

“This wording, like going from minister of defense to minister of war — let’s hope it’s just a figure of speech,” he recently said in Italian.

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Swinney added: "Self-government works for the people of Scotland and if we want to improve living standards, let's have the choice of independence."

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Let’s just agree to ignore the following warning signs for investors, because bull markets are fun, and calling the top is hard.

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So let’s quickly run through some cherry-picked warning signs before ignoring them and sticking with our carefully planned allocations.

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But let’s call it what it is: politicians and their pundits leveraging Hispanophobia for votes, influence and donations.

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