memorandum

noun

ˌme-mə-ˈran-dəm How to pronounce memorandum (audio)
Definition of memorandumnext
1
as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy

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2
as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location

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3
as in note
a usually brief written reminder dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

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Recent Examples of memorandum In December 2022, leaders from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania signed a memorandum of understanding on developing the green corridor. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025 Hopefully, in other cases people can get internal memoranda and understand why they have been targeted. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025 Tayler has prepared a memorandum of every way Tyler has messed up. — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 And that discovery ties to another provocative revelation in the agency’s memorandum. — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for memorandum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
  1. notice
  2. letter
  3. note
  4. memo
  5. epistle
  6. notation
  7. declaration
  8. directive
Noun
  • Never having taken the slightest notice of football before, now I was smitten.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Nineteen states and the District of Columbia argued their harm stemmed from not having received 60-days' notice of the mass layoffs as required by federal law, which left them unable to provide a rapid response that could have mitigated the economic impact.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of notice
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  • The meeting follows Araghchi's statement that an Arab envoy would soon deliver Trump's letter to Iran.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Six massive fluorescent letters and a cartoon beaver in a red cap illuminate our way.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of letter
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  • The clip sees the singer writing the news about the album in a note and sealing it, before walking away in a different, witchy outfit.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
  • As the press release for the special notes, Baldoni countersued in January.
    — Eric Andersson, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of note
Noun
  • Tin’s attorney, Harris, said in a sentencing memo that his client agreed to receive box turtles that would be shipped illegally from New York and New Jersey to his home in Hong Kong.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The memo was sent out by the human resources executive from USAGM on Saturday morning.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of memo
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  • As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
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  • Deploying drawings, diagrams, musical notation, text, wall painting, and video, Kim explores how sound, silence, and oral language are social-political currencies that place the deaf at a constant disadvantage, in areas ranging from motherhood to politics.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, teens can study the theoretical elements of music including sound, pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, and notation.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
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  • Now, five years after the declaration of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and three years past seeing how torturous a death the virus can bring, Shaver says the experience gave her a new perspective on life.
    — Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
  • As such, the doc is also a declaration of love for the Ukrainian people, their spirit, and their resilience.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of declaration
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  • In the past, by not receiving federal funding, private schools have not had to follow federal civil rights laws and anti-discrimination directives.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The false links contain appropriate meta directives to prevent search engine indexing while remaining attractive to data-scraping bots.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
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