letter of intent

1. 1.

   any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action

   Broaderletter

   Narrowerinvestment letter

Questions about letter of intent

What does letter of intent mean?

letter of intent means "any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action".

Is letter of intent a common word?

letter of intent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.