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let's say

let's say phrase: used to introduce a hypothetical.

Phrase

let's say

  1. Used to introduce a hypothetical.
    • ... Let's say that a stock you're interested in, Bright Light, is cur- rently trading at $20 a share. You decide you ... Let's say you want to buy 1000 shares of a stock that is selling for $15 a share. How much will it cost you? The[…]2003 September 22, Michael Sincere, Understanding Stocks, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 13
    • ... Let's say you paint a stream . You look at the water . You see the different colors . Or you watch the sea - the waves . You see the different colors that you should use to paint them . " Let's say your stream is flowing downhill . You[…]1953, ARTnews, page 39
  2. Used sarcastically to indicate that the next phrase is not meant seriously

Questions about let's say

What does let's say mean?
Let's say means used to introduce a hypothetical.
What part of speech is let's say?
Let's say is a phrase.

Words near let's say in the dictionary

  1. let's play
  2. Let's Player
  3. Let's Players
  4. let's plays
  5. let's roll
  6. let's say
  7. let's see
  8. let-down
  9. let-downs
  10. let-off
  11. let-offs

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