memorandum

noun

ˌme-mə-ˈran-dəm How to pronounce memorandum (audio)
Definition of memorandumnext
1
as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy

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2
as in letter
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

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3
as in note
a usually brief written reminder dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

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Recent Examples of memorandum To achieve growth for both undergrad and graduate students, the admissions office is sending two staff members to India under memorandums of understanding and partnerships with organizations in that country. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 During a public meeting June 3, the council unanimously approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding with The Rinks Foundation, a nonprofit that runs eight such facilities throughout Southern California, including one in Poway. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 There may not be a memorandum of understanding that is so misunderstood and forgotten so quickly as the one the United States signed with Iran on June 17. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 Last month, Washington alleviated oil sanctions on Tehran as part of the memorandum of understanding between both parties – which laid out a long term path to peace. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for memorandum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
  1. notice
  2. letter
  3. note
  4. memo
  5. epistle
  6. notation
  7. declaration
  8. directive
Noun
  • As hearing notice times shrunk, that no-show rate doubled to 40% by this June, the organization said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Wasmer is now on administrative leave and is barred from the school, per the notice.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of notice
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  • Mark Zuckerberg, then Facebook’s chief executive, used the now-infamous line in a February 2012 investor letter.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Over the weekend, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reaffirmed the country’s support for Hezbollah in a letter addressed to its leader Naim Qassem.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • But the impact of the latest move is expected to be greater, given the historic joint nature of the intervention, British bank Barclays said in a Monday research note.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The thoughtful reformulation modernizes the scent with a crisper citrus top note, a mossier base, and improved longevity.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of note
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  • Meanwhile, money that had been used for arts was redirected for other purposes, which were not described in the memo.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • From Big Four consulting frameworks to enterprise legal teams to countless internal memos about responsible AI, the idea that restricting data inputs is the foundation of AI governance has become the default assumption.
    — Dmitriy Stepanov, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
    — byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.
    — Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Her fiddling is a looser, freer, more accessible type of memorialization—less a notation than an invocation, a summoning of her homeland’s spirit.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of notation
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  • In Rome, Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a co-rapporteur for the declaration, said that the world has already experienced its Trinity Test moment with AI.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • These mutual declarations of victory ultimately could not save the memorandum.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of declaration
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  • The new directive from Abbott requires audits of data center projects that include how much data centers would depend on the ERCOT grid for power, along with obtaining projections of data centers’ annual and peak electricity consumption.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Following a May directive from city leaders to establish uniform standards for the facilities, the forum is the first of several to help establish new oversight policies before a final proposal hits the City Council later this year.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
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