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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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Should they decide to give O'Neill the option, let's ponder one final question.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“We care a lot less, let’s put it that way. The numbers have gotten so big you kind of lose all sense of proportion,” Bernstein’s Rasgon said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

There was a person who said, “Yeah, let’s go with that,” and that person has this, unfortunately, very common ability to separate themselves from their own humanity or root against it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Now let’s hope there’s still some trajectory left for regular investors.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

‘Darling, let’s not take it out on the children,’ she said softly.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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