letter of intent

noun phrase

: a written statement of the intention to enter into a formal agreement

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Incheon mayor Yoo Jeong-bok met with Domenicali during the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix weekend in Suzuka to deliver a letter of intent to host a new street race. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The school submitted a letter of intent to Catholic Charities in April with the hopes of acquiring St. Christopher’s Place, a 70-unit rooming house on Marshall Avenue, and converting into student residences, but the nonprofit did not agree to a sale. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2024 On August 6, 2024, the company announced a non-binding letter of intent to merge with Sivers Photonics Ltd, a subsidiary of Sivers Semiconductors AB. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The billionaire recently signed a letter of intent, typically a non-binding document outlining the basic deal points, one of the people added. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for letter of intent 

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of letter of intent was in 1941

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“Letter of intent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20of%20intent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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letter of intent

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