covering letter

noun [C] UK (US cover letter)

Definition

› a letter that contains information about the thing it is sent with: Interested applicants who meet all the requirements should send a covering letter and curriculum vitae to the above address.

(Definition of covering letter noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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