LETTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does letting mean? 

• LETTING (noun)
  The noun LETTING has 1 sense:

1. property that is leased or rented out or let

  Familiarity information: LETTING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LETTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Property that is leased or rented out or let

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

lease; letting; rental

Hypernyms ("letting" is a kind of...):

belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "letting"):

car rental; hire car; rent-a-car; self-drive; u-drive; you-drive (a rented car)

sublease; sublet (a lease from one lessee to another)

 Context examples 

It was a great mistake my ever letting you into the Throne Room.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Mechanically, at short range, without letting go of it, he thrust a brand full into her open and snarling mouth.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

What can you expect, when you take one's breath away, creeping in like a burglar, and letting cats out of bags like that?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Sir Walter could not have borne the degradation of being known to design letting his house.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Young ladies have a remarkable way of letting you know that they think you a "quiz" without actually saying the words.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“I'll tell you what I am,” whispered Mr. Creakle, letting it go at last, with a screw at parting that brought the water into my eyes.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

You will have your turn—the universe is even-handed in letting everyone have a chance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Further, letting drop the volume during a lurch of the ship, a sheet of paper fell out.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

She was a very respectable, well-spoken young woman, sir, and I saw no harm in letting her have a peep.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then without letting go her husband's hand she stood up amongst us and spoke.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)