Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letting

/ˈlɛtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: let-ting
IPA: /ˈlɛtɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of let

noun

Synonym of tenancy.

British usage

noun

The award of a public contract

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"House lettings are holding up despite fears that the buy-to-let boom could be running out of steam, according to specialist lender Paragon Mortgages."
"Another letting is announced to occur, probably on the 23rd of February, and at both of these lettings, contracts aggregating more than two million dollars are to be awarded."

Usage

British usage
American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

lettings (plural)

Derived Forms

bloodletting

Synonyms

tenancy lease rental

Rhymes With

getting setting betting forgetting sweating upsetting netting vetting petting regretting wetting offsetting

Questions

How do you pronounce letting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛtɪŋ/.
What does letting mean?: present participle and gerund of let

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