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mem·o·ran·dum

(mĕm′ə-răn′dəm)

n. pl. me·mo·ran·dums or me·mo·ran·da (-də)

1. A short note written as a reminder.

2. A written record or communication, as in a business office. See Synonyms at letter.

3. Law

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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memorandum

(ˌmɛməˈrændəm)

n, pl -dums or -da (-də)

1. (Communications & Information) a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office

2. a note of things to be remembered

3. (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]

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mem•o•ran•dum

(ˌmɛm əˈræn dəm)

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]

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Noun

memorandum - a written proposal or reminder

memo, memoranda

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)

memorandum

noun

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]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

memorandum

noun

A brief record written as an aid to the memory:

notation, note.

Informal: memo.

Translations

مُذَكِّرَه، تَذْكيرمُذَكِّرَه،مُفَكَّرَه

poznámkazápis

memorandumnotat

Note Notiz Vermerk

υπόμνημα

memorándum

mémorandum note note de service

athugasemd, minnispunkturskrifleg skilaboî, orîsending

promemoria

memorandumaspastaba atminimuiužrašas atminimui

apkārtrakstspaziņojumspiezīme atmiņai

memorandum

memorandum

genelge muhtıra not tezkere

便笺备忘录

memorandum

[ˌmeməˈrændəm] N (memorandums or memoranda (pl)) [ˌmeməˈrændə] → memorándum m; (= personal reminder) → apunte m, nota f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

memorandum

[ˌmɛməˈrændəm] [memoranda] [ˌmɛməˈrændə] (pl) n

(= memo) → note f (de service)

(= formal communication) → mémorandum m
a memorandum on sth → un mémorandum sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

memorandum

n pl <memoranda>

(in business) → Mitteilung f; (= personal reminder) → Notiz f, → Vermerk m

(Pol) → Memorandum nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

memorandum

[ˌmɛməˈrændəm] n (memoranda (pl)) (gen) → promemoria m inv (Diplomacy, Comm) → memorandum m inv; (within company) → comunicazione f interna or di servizio

memorandum

(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.

2. a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues. a memorandum on Thursday's meeting.

memorandum

n. memorando, nota.

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I propose to place myself under the protection of a justice of the peace; and this is a memorandum of my statement.

Lady Lundie was too deeply absorbed in completing her memorandum to be conscious of his presence in the room.

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'I made,' he said, turning the leaves: 'I made a guiding memorandum or so--as I usually do, for I have no conversational powers whatever--to which I will, with your permission, my dear, refer.

Rosa felt what his next memorandum would prove to be, and was blushing and folding a crease in her dress with one embarrassed hand, long before he found it.

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I mean a note of the terms--a memorandum of what he is expected to do.

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'You will, though,' the Queen said, 'if you don't make a memorandum of it.'

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His experience in such matters told him that Rosanna was in all probability carrying about her a memorandum of the hiding-place, to guide her, in case she returned to it, under changed circumstances and after a lapse of time.

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Did the gentleman happen to say, Sir--but never mind that at present, sir; finish that little memorandum first.'

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I would then take a sheet of paper, and write across the top of it, in a neat hand, the heading, "Memorandum of Pip's debts;" with Barnard's Inn and the date very carefully added.

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Here are two letters from Count Nostitz and here is one from His Highness the Archduke Ferdinand and here are these," he said, handing him several papers, "make a neat memorandum in French out of all this, showing all the news we have had of the movements of the Austrian army, and then give it to his excellency."

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Certain, therefore, of finding the rather voluminous memorandum which he had seen, together with its copy, in some corner of the study, he searched through the boxes one after another until he finally came upon the fatal list.

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"And questions, now," hinted the demon just waking up in his stomach, "somebody may put questions about the schedules.--Ladislaw," he continued, aloud, "just hand me the memorandum of the schedules."