letter of intent

noun phrase

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

Examples of letter of intent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

David's Bridal filed a nonbinding letter of intent on Thursday to separate out Pearl. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

The Ukrainian military just signed a letter of intent with two Finnish companies — the telecom giant Nokia and satellite maker ICEYE — to look into developing a sovereign satellite-communications network for Ukraine. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

PsiQuantum also signed a $100 million letter of intent with the Department of Commerce and another $125 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in May and July of 2026. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

In January 2026, the partners signed another nonbinding letter of intent, this time to secure fiber volumes from Spinnova. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for letter of intent

• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent
• event

Legal Definition

letter of intent

see also:

letter sense 1