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Allowing vs Letting - What's the difference?

allowing | letting |

As verbs the difference between allowing and letting

is that allowing is while letting is .

As a noun letting is

(british) the rental of an apartment.

allowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • letting

    English

    (Renting)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) The rental of an apartment
  • * {{quote-news, 2002, June 15, John Cranage, No fear of slump in lettings, Birmingham Post citation
    • , passage=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. }}
  • (US, dated) The award of a public contract
  • * {{quote-news, 1937, February 6, Walker Wood, Capitol Activities, Woodville Republican citation
    • , passage=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.}}