letter of intent

noun

A legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized

“Before the negotiation and due diligence started, we agreed to sign a letter of intent.”

Meanings

nounletter of intent (plural letters of intent)

plural letters of intent

  1. A legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized

    Before the negotiation and due diligence started, we agreed to sign a letter of intent.

    Synonyms: declaration of intent

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 意向書 /意向书
  • 意向書 /意向书 (yìxiàngshū)document
Dutch intentieverklaring
  • intentieverklaringdocument
Finnish aiesopimus
  • aiesopimusdocument
French lettre d'intention, déclaration d'intention
  • lettre d'intentiondocument
  • déclaration d'intentiondocument
Hungarian szándéknyilatkozat, szándéklevél
  • szándéknyilatkozatdocument
  • szándéklevéldocument
Indonesian surat pernyataan niat
  • surat pernyataan niatdocument
Japanese 意向表明書
  • 意向表明書document
Polish list intencyjny
  • list intencyjnydocument
Swedish avsiktsförklaring
  • avsiktsförklaringdocument
Cite this entry
APA

letter of intent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letter%20of%20intent

MLA

“letter of intent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letter%20of%20intent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “letter of intent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letter%20of%20intent.

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