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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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"I think everyone's over politics, so let's all just have a bit of a break for the next three weeks," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Hutchinson addressed Yarde, who stepped into the ring and said "he's no walkover but let's go. Him next."

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

But let’s look at some of the other excuses out there.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026

“I was trying to get people that, frankly, let’s say that I didn’t get along with. But for the purposes of the party I went along with it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Well, she’s here… so let’s make her feel welcome,” Dad says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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