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Yours faithfully british phrase
used at the end of a formal letter when you begin it with ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’. When you begin a letter with someone’s name, for example ‘Dear Mrs Smith’, you end it with ‘Yours sincerely’.
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Main entry: faithfully

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chiefly Brit. a formula for ending a formal letter to someone whose name you do not know

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Yours faithfully idiom
(BrE) used at the end of a formal letter before you sign your name, when you have addressed sb as ‘Dear Sir/Dear Madam, etc.’ and not by their name
Main entry: ↑faithfullyidiom

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  • Yours faithfully — Ⅰ. Yours faithfully ► used at the end of a formal or business letter when the letter is to someone you do not know the name of Main Entry: ↑faithfully Ⅱ. Yours faithfully ► written at the end of a formal letter that begins Dear sir or Dear madam …   Financial and business terms

  • yours faithfully — ► yours faithfully chiefly Brit. a formula for ending a formal letter in which the recipient is not addressed by name. Main Entry: ↑faithfully …   English terms dictionary

  • Yours Faithfully — Infobox Album Name = Yours Faithfully Type = studio Artist = Rebbie Jackson Released = March 31, 1998 Recorded = 1998 Genre = R B, Pop, Jazz Length = Label = MJJ Records Producer = Michael Jackson, et al Reviews = Last album = The Rebbie Jackson… …   Wikipedia

  • Yours faithfully — British used at the end of a formal letter when you begin it with Dear Sir or Dear Madam . When you begin a letter with someone s name, for example Dear Mrs Smith , you end it with Yours sincerely …   English dictionary

  • yours faithfully — adjective a polite formula to end a letter, especially when the recipients name is unknown to the sender, for example in a business letter …   Wiktionary

  • yours faithfully — loyally at your service …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yours faithfully — Brit. a formula for ending a formal letter in which the recipient is not addressed by name. → the faithful …   English new terms dictionary

  • Yours — [jɔːz ǁ jɔːrz] pronoun 1. Yours faithfully used to end a formal letter that begins Dear Sir or Dear Madam 2. Yours sincerely/​Yours used to end a less formal letter that begins with the name of the person you are writing to, for example Dear Mr… …   Financial and business terms

  • faithfully — faith‧ful‧ly [ˈfeɪθfl i] adverb OFFICE Yours faithfully especially BrE the usual polite way of ending a formal letter which you have begun with Dear Sir or Dear Madam compare sincerely * * * faithfully UK US /ˈfeɪθfəli/ adverb ● …   Financial and business terms

  • faithfully — ► ADVERB ▪ in a faithful manner. ● yours faithfully Cf. ↑yours faithfully …   English terms dictionary

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