a. A short document outlining the terms of an agreement, especially as a draft leading to a formal, detailed contract: a memorandum of understanding.
b. A writing submitted to a court by a party arguing an aspect of a case; a brief.c. A decision of an appellate court, particularly one that is not accompanied by any detailed explanation of the basis for the decision: a memorandum decision.
4. A business statement made by a consignor about a shipment of goods that may be returned. 5. A brief, unsigned diplomatic communication.[Middle English, to be remembered (used as a manuscript notation), from Latin, neuter sing. gerundive of memorāre , to bring to remembrance; see memorable.]
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1. (Communications & Information) a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office
2. a note of things to be remembered3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an informal diplomatic communication, often unsigned: often summarizing the point of view of a government
4. (Law) law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction Often (esp for senses 1, 2) shortened to: memo [C15: from Latin: (something) to be remembered]Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
n., pl. -dums, -da (-də).
1. a short note designating something to be remembered. 2. a record or written statement of something. 3. a written message, esp. one sent between two or more employees of a company. 4. Law. a writing, usu. informal, containing the terms of a transaction. 5. (in diplomacy) a written summary of an issue, the reasons for a decision, etc.6. a document transferring title to goods but authorizing their return to the seller at the option of the buyer.
[1400–50; < Latin, n. use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of memorāre to mention, tell]Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"aide-memoire, position paper - a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.1. agreement, record, note, contract The solicitor drew up a memorandum of Ford's financial position.
2. note, minute, message, communication, reminder, memo, jotting He sent a memorandum to the members of the board.
Quotations
"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer" [Dean Acheson]
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Translations مُذَكِّرَه، تَذْكيرمُذَكِّرَه،مُفَكَّرَه poznámkazápis memorandumnotat athugasemd, minnispunkturskrifleg skilaboî, orîsending memorandumaspastaba atminimuiužrašas atminimui apkārtrakstspaziņojumspiezīme atmiņai memorandum[ˌmeməˈrændəm] N (memorandums or memoranda (pl)) [ˌmeməˈrændə] → memorándum m ; (= personal reminder) → apunte m, nota f
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[ˌmɛməˈrændəm] n (memoranda (pl)) (gen) → promemoria m inv (Diplomacy, Comm) → memorandum m inv ; (within company) → comunicazione f interna or di servizio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995( meməˈrӕndəm ) – plurals ˌmemoˈrandums ~ˌmemoˈranda (-də) (often abbreviated to memo (ˈmemou) – plural ˈmemos) – noun
1. a note to help one to remember. He wrote a memo; (also adjective) a memo pad. memorandum مُذَكِّرَه،مُفَكَّرَه бележка memorando poznámka die Notiz; Notiz-. memorandum; notat; notes- υπόμνημα apunte, nota märkmed یادداشت muistilappu note תזכורת पुर्जा, ज्ञापन bilješka jegyzet, feljegyzés catatan athugasemd, minnispunktur nota 覚え書き 메모 pastaba/užrašas atminimui piezīme atmiņai nota memo huskeliste, notat notatka يادښت nota notă записка; блокнот poznámka zapisek beleška minnesanteckning บันทึกข้อความ not 備忘便條，(記事本上的)備忘記事 пам'ятна записка یاد دہانی کا تحریری پرچہ thư báo 备忘录
2. a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues. a memorandum on Thursday's meeting. memorandum مُذَكِّرَه، تَذْكير меморандум memorando zápis die Note memorandum; notat γραπτή αναφορά, μνημόνιο memorándum märgukiri نامه muistio note de service תזכיר स्मरण-पत्र podsjetnik feljegyzés memorandum skrifleg skilaboð, orðsending promemoria 回状 (약식의) 사내 전언, 회보 raštas, memorandumas apkārtraksts; paziņojums memorandum memorandum notat, memorandum notatka ليك memorando însemnare докладная записка zápis, protokol zapis beleška PM, promemoria เอกสาร genelge, muhtıra, tezkere 備忘錄 службова записка کسی معاملے کی بابت تحریری دستاویز bản ghi nhớ 便笺