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memorandum
[ mem-uh-ran-duhm ]
noun
- a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
- a record or written statement of something.
- an informal message, especially one sent between two or more employees of the same company, concerning company business:
an interoffice memorandum.
- Law. a writing, usually informal, containing the terms of a transaction.
- Diplomacy. a summary of the state of an issue, the reasons for a decision agreed on, etc.
- a document transferring title to goods but authorizing the return of the goods to the seller at the option of the buyer.
memorandum
/ ˌɛəˈæԻə /
noun
- a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office
- a note of things to be remembered
- an informal diplomatic communication, often unsigned: often summarizing the point of view of a government
- law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction
Other Word Forms
- m··dܳ noun plural prememorandums prememoranda
Word History and Origins
Origin of memorandum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of memorandum1
Example Sentences
In February, Donald Trump's White House issued a memorandum complaining about EU and UK regulation of American tech firms.
Svyrydenko announced the signing of the memorandum on X but not did not provide further details.
The Irish government has always promised full cooperation with what is a UK statutory public inquiry and they would see this memorandum of understanding as copper fastening that.
President Donald Trump sent a memorandum to four federal department heads yesterday with instructions to allow the military to take control of federal lands along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The new data-sharing arrangement was signed Monday in the form of a ‘memorandum of understanding.’
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Is The Plural Of Memorandum?
Plural word for memorandum
The plural form of memorandum can be either memoranda or memorandums. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -um are also formed this way, including curriculum/curricula and bacterium/bacteria.
whose plurals are formed like memoranda derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. However, the standard English plural -s ending is often also acceptable for many of these terms, as in curriculums and forums.
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