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Letting   /lˈɛtɪŋ/   Listen
Letting

noun
1.
Property that is leased or rented out or let.  Synonyms: lease, rental.


Let

verb
(past let; past part. let; pres. part. letting)
1.
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.  Synonyms: allow, permit.  "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement" , "This will permit the rain to run off"
2.
Actively cause something to happen.
3.
Consent to, give permission.  Synonyms: allow, countenance, permit.  "I won't let the police search her basement" , "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
4.
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.  Synonyms: get, have.  "This let me in for a big surprise" , "He got a girl into trouble"
5.
Leave unchanged.
6.
Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract.  Synonyms: lease, rent.



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"Letting" Quotes from Famous Books



... But he has dreams unknown to us. He has ceased to act; why? He is waiting for the curtain to rise. Nothing escapes him; he is letting us go to what end we will, only, if we do not act at once, to draw us to a sudden halt. Now to this meddling Englishman: we have offered him a million—five millions for four. He laughs. He is a millionaire. With characteristic bombast he declares that money has no charms. ...
— The Puppet Crown • Harold MacGrath
... after another. Well, at any rate, I must say nothing about the affair to Millicent and Mrs. Cunningham. It was bad enough my running risks in the pursuit of Bastow; but this would be ten times worse, and I know Millicent would be for letting the things remain for good at the banker's. But I have no idea of allowing myself to be frightened by two or three black scoundrels ...
— Colonel Thorndyke's Secret • G. A. Henty
... Jobson; "Can that be Madam Mellicent? Ah, sure enough it is her sharp wrinkled face: I never thought she would bend her stiff joints, or walk in the dirt without her riding-hood." Dr. Lloyd offered to go and accost her. "Not for your life," replied Jobson; "she never would forgive me for letting you catch her thus out of sorts. Stop behind that buttress, and I'll go and tell her there is some company coming, and when she has put on her pinners and facings, she will be very glad to ...
— The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 - An Historical Novel • Jane West
... and the footman opened the door, letting down the steps and proffering his arm to his mistress to assist her to alight, since that was the wish she had expressed. Then he opened one wing of the iron gates, and held it for her. She was a woman of ...
— Scaramouche - A Romance of the French Revolution • Rafael Sabatini
... shall never forget what you've done. And I shall never forgive myself for letting you do it. I'd ...
— Anne Severn and the Fieldings • May Sinclair


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