memo

memo

noun

Definition of MEMO

1

a message on paper from one person or group to another <a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book>

Synonyms dispatch, epistle, memo, memorandum, missive, note

Related Words billet-doux, open letter; airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard; communication, report; encyclical

2

a usually brief written reminder <taped a memo to her computer about the upcoming meeting>

Synonyms jotting, memo, memorandum, notation

Related Words bordereau, memoir, memorial, minutes, protocol, report; line; document, writing

3

a written communication giving information or directions <memos were the standard means of office communication before the arrival of e-mail>

Synonyms directive, memo, notice

Related Words announcement, bulletin, declaration, notification, posting, proclamation, pronouncement, release; dispatch, report; edict, pronunciamento, rescript; charge, command, dictate; directions, instructions, orders, word; encyclical, epistle, jotting, letter, mail, message, missive, note, post [chiefly British]