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letter of intent

noun phrase

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

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The letter of intent outlines collaboration on the pilot and the parties’ intention to develop a full-scale commercial project at the same site. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 Bell, the 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year in Florida, was verbally committed since last year and signed his letter of intent on Wednesday, choosing the Longhorns over Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, and Arizona. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 For now, OpenAI’s purchases flow indirectly through cloud partners like Microsoft and Oracle rather than through the new direct arrangement laid out in the letter of intent. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025 The Elysee Palace -- the French president's office -- said in a post to social media that the two leaders signed a letter of intent regarding Ukraine's acquisition of Rafale fighter jets and SAMP/T air defense. David Brennan, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025 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 9 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

letter of intent

see letter sense 1

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