memorandum

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Definition of MEMORANDUM

1

a written communication giving information or directions <I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy>

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]

2

a message on paper from one person or group to another <the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location>

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

3

a usually brief written reminder <dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment>

Synonyms jotting, memo, memorandum, notation

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