let-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [let out]
- /lɛt aʊt/
- /let ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [let out]
- /lɛt aʊt/

Definitions of let-out word

adjective let-out (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur. 1
noun let-out Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole. 1

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Origin of let-out

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; adj., noun use of verb phrase let out

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Parts of speech for Let-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Let-out

let-out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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