letterhead

English

Etymology

From letter +‎ head.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)ˌhɛd/
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Noun

letterhead (countable and uncountable, plural letterheads)

  1. A portion of text at the top of a letter, identifying the sender and often giving their address etc., used for formal correspondence.
    We need to change our letterhead to use the new logo.
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
      The unified colour palette of reds, blues, and yellows used throughout the signage matches that of the institution’s logo and letterhead.
  2. Paper marked with a letterhead.
    Internal memos do not need to be printed on letterhead.

Derived terms

Translations

portion of text at the top of a letter
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