letter of intent

noun phrase

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

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On Monday, OpenAI and Nvidia jointly announced a letter of intent for a strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for OpenAI's AI infrastructure, with Nvidia planning to invest up to $100 billion as the systems roll out. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 The two companies signed a letter of intent for a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s AI infrastructure. CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 In March 2015, Center informed the student’s father that U-Texas would be sending the student a letter of intent for a ‘books’ scholarship, which provides funding for a student’s textbooks, as part of the athletic recruitment process. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025 Both sides sign a letter of intent (LOI). Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for letter of intent

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Oct. 2025.

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letter of intent

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