letter of intent

noun phrase

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

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Commissioners during a public meeting last week approved a letter of intent from Anthony Estrada of Santa Fe Grocers LLC to open a new, local market where the Merc Co+op once operated. Sofi Zeman april 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026 According to the documents, neither Meta nor Zuckerberg signed a letter of intent or made a bid for OpenAI. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 Goosby is the 25th player to sign a letter of intent with the Texas men's program and get selected to the McDonald's All-American Game. Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026 The state and the economic alliance forged ahead, the development letter of intent transferring to Sandisk after Western Digital spun it into a separate public company. CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for letter of intent

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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 9 Apr. 2026.

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