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〜(さ)せていただく: humbly do (with your permission)
N4 · 10 Honorific & humble basics
A polite way to say that you do something, as if you were given permission.
Causative te-form + いただく: 紹介させていただきます, 休ませていただきます. Very common in business. Use it when the listener's permission matters or the action benefits them. Overuse sounds heavy; plain 〜いたします is often enough.
Examples
それでは、発表させていただきます。
Then, I will begin my presentation.
明日、お休みをいただきます。
I will take a day off tomorrow, if I may.