letter Meaning and Definition

1. n. a written message addressed to a person or organization

2. n. an award earned by participation in a school sport

3. n. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

4. n. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)

5. n. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

6. v. mark letters on or mark with letters

7. v. set down or print with letters

8. v. win an athletic letter