further to

idiom

British, formal
used in a letter to refer to a subject discussed in a previous letter or conversation
Further to my letter of last Wednesday, may I remind you that the balance outstanding has still not been paid.

Examples of further to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By 2020, for example, a major database landscape survey from my company, Redgate, showed that only 38% of organizations used one type of database, and in 2023 that fell yet further to 21%. Jakub Lamik, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 This $104 million is primarily from a federal pharmacy program designed to help nonprofits stretch their money further to provide more health care services. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 The film expanded even further to a peak of over 1,900 screens the week after and kept word of mouth strong. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024 The things that generate real value for us are being pushed further and further to the margins, unable to compete with this brutal new algorithmic reality. The Week Uk, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for further to 

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“Further to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/further%20to. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.

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