Entry Word: memorandum

Function: noun

Meaning: 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, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement; charge, command, dictate; directions, instructions, orders, word; encyclical, epistle, letter, mail, message, missive, note

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> — see letter
3 a usually brief written reminder <dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment> — see note 1