letter of intent

noun phrase

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

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Commissioners approved an initial letter of intent to open the store alongside Estrada before beginning negotiations on the management agreement throughout the spring. — Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Leighty informed trustees that the restaurauteur finalized a letter of intent and subsequently a lease to take over the vacant corner space within the Reserve at Hudson Crossing development. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 In January 2024, Cal Coast simultaneously executed a letter of intent to sell the property to Century Communities of California for $68 million and submitted its site plan to remodel the critical golf course element in January 2025, according to city documents. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Aragchi also said all details of the nuclear program would be deferred to a round of negotiations that would take place after the memorandum of understanding or letter of intent is signed. — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 12 June 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 14 Jul. 2026.

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