Contracts, memos & negotiation instruments · Working

Letter of interest

Also called: LOI

ELI5

A document expressing interest or support without necessarily creating a commitment.

Used in conversation

“Legal needs to review the letter of interest before we circulate the project.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Letter of interest” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.