let-out
noun/ˈlet aʊt/
/ˈlet aʊt/
[singular] (British English)- an event or a statement that allows somebody to avoid having to do something
- Good—we have a let-out now.
- a let-out clause (= in a contract)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLet-out is used before these nouns:- clause
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