letter (noun)

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• letter — noun 1 written/printed message ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long ▪ brief, short ▪ ten page, etc. ▪ rambling …   Collocations dictionary

• letter — ► NOUN 1) a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet. 2) a written, typed, or printed communication, sent by post or messenger. 3) the precise terms of a statement or requirement. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

• letter — let‧ter [ˈletə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: • Please sign the letter and mail it back within two weeks. alloˈcation ˌletter also alˈlotment ˌletter FINANCE a letter… …   Financial and business terms

• letter opener — noun dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books • Syn: ↑paper knife, ↑paperknife • Hypernyms: ↑knife * * * letter opener UK US noun [countable] [ …   Useful english dictionary

• letter of comfort — ˌletter of comˈfort noun letters of comfort PLURALFORM [countable] FINANCE a letter from a company to a bank in support of a subsidiary of the company that is asking for a loan; = COMFORT LETTER: • The bank may be content to be given a letter of… …   Financial and business terms

• letter of appointment — ˌletter of apˈpointment noun letters of appointment PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a letter from an organization to someone to say that they have been given a job; = APPOINTMENT LETTER: • Your entitlement to pay will be as set out in your …   Financial and business terms

• letter of engagement — ˌletter of enˈgagement noun letters of engagement PLURALFORM [countable] a letter in which the conditions under which someone is employed are stated. In the US, a letter of engagement is usually given to a contractor who has been employed to… …   Financial and business terms

• letter of application — ˌletter of appliˈcation Check if application letter has been added. If so, add it as a synonym here. noun letters of application PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a letter to a company from a person who is looking for a job, usually in… …   Financial and business terms

• letter of credit — letter of credit: a document issued to a beneficiary at the request of the issuer s customer in which the issuer (as a bank) promises to honor a demand for payment by the beneficiary in order to satisfy or secure the customer s debt compare… …   Law dictionary

• letter of allocation — ˌletter of alloˈcation noun letters of allocation PLURALFORM [countable] FINANCE a letter telling someone how many shares they have been allocated when new shares are first made available; = ALLOCATION LETTER: • Investors will need letters of… …   Financial and business terms

• letter of credit — noun a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer s draft; substitutes the bank s credit for the customer s credit • Hypernyms: ↑document, ↑credit • Hyponyms: ↑commercial letter of credit, ↑traveler s letter of credit,… …   Useful english dictionary