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  • 61letter of appeal — UK US noun [C] (plural letters of appeal) ► a letter giving reasons why someone should consider a decision again because you think the original decision was wrong: »He helped me write a letter of appeal against my dismissal …

    Financial and business terms

  • 62letter of dispute — UK US noun [C] (plural letters of dispute) ► FINANCE CREDIT DISPUTE LETTER(Cf. ↑credit dispute letter) …

    Financial and business terms

  • 63letter of regret — UK US noun [C] (plural letters of regret) ► HR a letter that tells someone a piece of bad news such as the fact that they have failed to get a job, etc.: »We sent out a letter of regret to unsuccessful candidates …

    Financial and business terms

  • 64letter-size — UK US adjective [before noun] (US ► COMMUNICATIONS, WORKPLACE, MEASURES used to describe paper that measures 8½ inches by 11 inches (= 21.59 cm by 27.94 cm), the standard size of office paper in the US: »I reformatted my document to print it on… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 65letter of attorney — see letter 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 66letter of marque — see letter 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 67letter rogatory — see letter 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 68Letter — Sf erw. fach. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. In Anlehnung an frz. lettre umgebildet aus älterem Litter, das in mittelhochdeutscher Zeit aus l. littera Buchstabe entlehnt ist (frz. lettre ist dessen lautgerechter Nachfolger). Die Herkunft des lateinischen… …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 69letter bomb — letter bombs N COUNT A letter bomb is a small bomb which is disguised as a letter or parcel and sent to someone through the post. It is designed to explode when it is opened …

    English dictionary

  • 70letter — [n1] symbol of an alphabet ABCs*, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, sign, small letter, type, uncial; concept 284 Ant. number letter [n2] written communication acknowledgment, answer, billet, dispatch, epistle, junk… …

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