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

Let’s look at two high-profile names in the arena.

From Barron's

I’m not saying to fill in all those outdated USB-A outlets with concrete and let’s pretend they never happened.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We feed off it when we need to, because there will be moments where we definitely will, but let's be clear, be calm."

From BBC

"For the sake of our future, and for the sake of all our children, let's end all wars," he concluded.

From BBC

Let’s say that 65-year-old woman was worried about the future effects of inflation and didn’t want to lock herself into a fixed monthly payment.

From MarketWatch