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re-let

re-let verb: to let anew (as a house).

Verb

re-let (third-person singular simple present re-lets, present participle re-letting, simple past and past participle re-let)

  1. (transitive) To let anew (as a house).
    • The EMR HST fleet should by now have been replaced by electric multiple units that would have been ordered had the East Midlands franchise been re-let in 2014 as planned, rather than being the subject of a succession of Direct Awards.2020 August 12, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: Dispensation extension for EMR HSTs and Welsh Pacers”, in Rail, page 16

Forms of re-let

third-person singular presentre-lets
present participlere-letting
past participlere-let
pastre-let

Origin of re-let

From re- + let.

Questions about re-let

What does re-let mean?
Re-let means to let anew (as a house).
What part of speech is re-let?
Re-let is a verb.
What is the past tense of re-let?
The past tense of re-let is re-let.

Words near re-let in the dictionary

  1. re-leased
  2. re-leases
  3. re-leasing
  4. Re-Leaver
  5. Re-Leavers
  6. re-let
  7. re-lets
  8. re-letting
  9. re-man
  10. re-manned
  11. re-manning

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