covering letter

noun

A cover letter.

Meanings

nouncovering letter (plural covering letters)

plural covering letters · alternative cover letter

  1. BritishEnglishA cover letter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

covering letter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covering%20letter

MLA

“covering letter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covering%20letter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covering letter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covering%20letter.

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