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let-out

let-out noun: the act or an instance of releasing or letting out something.

Noun

let-out (plural let-outs)

  1. The act or an instance of releasing or letting out something.
    • “I just want you to know that this whole Missteps thing has nothing to do with me or any of my staff.” A let-out of breath. “I don't know who it is, but it sounds like that letter to the editor from back when you were playing? […]”2014, Timothy Lane, Rules for Becoming a Legend, New York, NY: Penguin Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page unknown
  2. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation.
    • It has of course the brilliant let-out that it does not seek to prove that its statements are true, but only that they are “verifiable”. This principle is relatively weak: Wikipedists are supposed to be able to source their remarks.2007, Richard D. North, “Scrap the BBC!”: Ten Years to Set Broadcasters Free, London: Social Affairs Unit, →ISBN, page 141

Forms of let-out

plurallet-outs
alternative formletout

Origin of let-out

Deverbal from let out.

Questions about let-out

What does let-out mean?
Let-out means the act or an instance of releasing or letting out something.
What part of speech is let-out?
Let-out is a noun.
What is the plural of let-out?
The plural of let-out is let-outs.

Words near let-out in the dictionary

  1. let's see
  2. let-down
  3. let-downs
  4. let-off
  5. let-offs
  6. let-out
  7. let-outs
  8. let-through
  9. let-throughs
  10. let-up
  11. let-ups

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