Meaning & use

letterhead

noun·Academic

Printed heading at the top of a sheet of stationery, showing a person's or company's name and address.

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The lawyer's letters always arrived on crisp, official letterhead with the firm's logo.

We designed new letterhead for the small business to look more professional.

A note on using this word

Letterhead refers to both the printed design itself and the paper it appears on.

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