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Noun letting has 1 sense
  1. lease, rental, letting - property that is leased or rented out or let
    --1 is a kind of property, belongings, holding, material possession
    --1 has particulars:
     car rental, hire car, rent-a-car, self-drive, u-drive, you-drive; sublease, sublet
,Verb let has 6 senses
  1. let, allow, permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
    Antonyms: prevent, keep
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
    Something ----s INFINITIVE
  2. let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"
    --2 is one way to     induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
  3. permit, allow, let, countenance - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
    --3 is one way to accept, consent, go for
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  4. get, let, have - cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
    --4 is one way to make, get
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  5. let - leave unchanged; "let it be"
    --5 is one way to     leave, leave alone, leave behind
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  6. lease, let, rent - grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
    --6 is one way to give
    Derived forms: noun letter5, noun lessor1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
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