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letting

/ˈlɛtɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
  2. To leave.
  3. To allow the release of (a fluid).
  4. To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
  5. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
  6. Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
  7. To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
  8. To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
  9. To tarry or delay.
  10. The rental of accommodation.
  11. The award of a public contract

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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