let-off

noun

An escape from punishment.

“The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.”

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Meanings

nounlet-off (plural let-offs)

plural let-offs

  1. An escape from punishment.

    The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.

    1 more example

    The accused received a suspended sentence, which many saw as a let-off.

  2. engineeringA device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.

Origin

Deverbal from let off.

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APA

let-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let-off

MLA

“let-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let-off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let-off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let-off.

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