In American usage, a 'letting' was the award or assignment of a public contract — the formal process by which government work is let out to a contractor.
Sanjoy Kumar Pal, Soumen Sarkar, Pradipta Panchadhyayee: Determination of the magnetic moment of a magnet by letting it fall through a conducting pipe https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01530 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01530…
The UK chooses the Supreme Court nominees for the US? I’m on board to give that a try 😊 Can’t be worse than letting a fascist cult choose them.
In American usage, a 'letting' was the award or assignment of a public contract — the formal process by which government work is let out to a contractor. The phrase 'contract letting' refers to the competitive bidding process for government projects. The sense is now mostly found in formal legal and construction industry contexts. In British English, 'letting' more commonly refers to renting out property.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(transitive) To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.
(ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.
(transitive, archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) To abandon; give up; leave; leave behind; forsake; desert; neglect.
(UK, slang, obsolete) To let fly; to attack or challenge someone.
Your rearview mirror's 'night mode' lever doesn't just dim! 💡 It *rotates a prism* inside, redirecting harsh headlights UPWARD, preventing glare while still letting you clearly see behind. Mind. Blown. 🤯 #CarSecrets…
The road repair contract was up for letting and three local firms submitted bids.
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(US, dated) The award of a public contract.
"letting" means: The award of a public contract.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"letting" means: The award of a public contract.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Sanjoy Kumar Pal, Soumen Sarkar, Pradipta Panchadhyayee: Determination of the magnetic moment of a magnet by letting it fall through a conducting pipe https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01530 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.01530 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.01530”
“The UK chooses the Supreme Court nominees for the US? I’m on board to give that a try 😊 Can’t be worse than letting a fascist cult choose them.”
“Your rearview mirror's 'night mode' lever doesn't just dim! 💡 It *rotates a prism* inside, redirecting harsh headlights UPWARD, preventing glare while still letting you clearly see behind. Mind. Blown. 🤯 #CarSecrets #AutoDesign #HiddenTech #DrivingHack”
“For NATG 2026 Day 4: "Draw a pony brainstorming / Draw a pony letting their imagination run wild!" I thought I'd mix in something for May the Fourth too. #mlp #mlpg4 #mlpg5 #MistyBrightdawn #RainbowDash #natg #NATGDay4 #lightsaber #StarWarsDay”
“did a really great job of letting Tyra”
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