letterhead
noun
let·ter·head
ˈle-tər-ˌhed 
1
: stationery printed or engraved usually with the name and address of an organization
also
: a sheet of such stationery
2
: the heading at the top of a letterhead
Examples of letterhead in a Sentence
We changed the design of our letterhead.
They sent her a letter printed on company letterhead.
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One might be casually scrawled on the back of an envelope, while another comes on formal letterhead.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Changing the name again would require replacing signs, letterhead and other identifiers not only at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., but also at military installations worldwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Like an official letterhead that graces the top of old-school paper correspondence, or a signature at the end of a legal contract, a sealing carried the authority of the sealer, affirmed their identity, or verified a transaction.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The tiny nation formerly known as Swaziland didn’t seem on its surface to be a country with the kind of surplus wealth that could afford to change everything from passports to government letterheads.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Changing the name again would require replacing signs, letterhead and other identifiers not only at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., but also at military installations worldwide.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Like an official letterhead that graces the top of old-school paper correspondence, or a signature at the end of a legal contract, a sealing carried the authority of the sealer, affirmed their identity, or verified a transaction.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
The tiny nation formerly known as Swaziland didn’t seem on its surface to be a country with the kind of surplus wealth that could afford to change everything from passports to government letterheads.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for letterhead
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“Letterhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letterhead. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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letterhead
noun
let·ter·head
ˈlet-ər-ˌhed
: stationery having a printed or engraved heading
also
: the heading itself
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