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memorandum

[ mem-uh-ran-duhm ]

noun

plural memorandums, memoranda
  1. a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
  2. a record or written statement of something.
  3. an informal message, especially one sent between two or more employees of the same company, concerning company business:

    an interoffice memorandum.

  4. Law. a writing, usually informal, containing the terms of a transaction.
  5. Diplomacy. a summary of the state of an issue, the reasons for a decision agreed on, etc.
  6. 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

  1. a written statement, record, or communication such as within an office
  2. a note of things to be remembered
  3. an informal diplomatic communication, often unsigned: often summarizing the point of view of a government
  4. law a short written summary of the terms of a transaction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • m··dܳ noun plural prememorandums prememoranda
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memorandum1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: something to be noted, noun use of neuter of memorandus, gerundive of 𳾴ǰ to mention, tell
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Word History and Origins

Origin of memorandum1

C15: from Latin: (something) to be remembered
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Example Sentences

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In February, Donald Trump's White House issued a memorandum complaining about EU and UK regulation of American tech firms.

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Svyrydenko announced the signing of the memorandum on X but not did not provide further details.

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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.

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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.

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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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