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

“That’s kind of where I like to think about things, where they come from. That emotional component of him protecting this little grasshopper, cricket thing was everything — like when we hit upon that, it gave us permission to do it all, you know,” Tartakovsky explained, “because it’s not just like, ‘Hey, let’s do a zombie, and then we can have more death and more gore.’

From Salon

Let’s see where Cole can take them.

From Los Angeles Times

"I prefer the older one but let's give it a chance and see what it does," he said.

From BBC

But, on the eve of deadline day, let's start with her concerns about the present transfer system.

From BBC

Let’s also remember that Mary Richards is a journalist dedicated to cutting through the fog to surface the truth,

From Salon