memorandum
noun /ˌmeməˈrændəm/
/ˌmeməˈrændəm/
(plural memoranda
/ˌmeməˈrændə/
/ˌmeməˈrændə/
)- (formal) a memo (= an official note from one person to another in the same organization)
- an internal memorandum
- leaks of confidential memoranda
Extra Examples- The memorandum was dated 23 August, 2001.
- a memorandum directing that the Army take action
- a memorandum from the Attorney General to the President
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- confidential
- private
- …
- copy
- draft
- draw up
- prepare
- …
- set something out
- direct something
- in a/the memorandum
- memorandum from
- memorandum to
- …
- (law) a record of a legal agreement that has not yet been formally prepared and signed
- The two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict.
- Refer to the terms set out in the company's memorandum.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- confidential
- private
- …
- copy
- draft
- draw up
- prepare
- …
- set something out
- direct something
- in a/the memorandum
- memorandum from
- memorandum to
- …
- a proposal or report on a particular subject for a person, an organization, a committee, etc.
- a detailed memorandum to the commission on employment policy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- confidential
- private
- …
- copy
- draft
- draw up
- prepare
- …
- set something out
- direct something
- in a/the memorandum
- memorandum from
- memorandum to
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘something to be brought to mind’, gerund of memorare. The original use was as an adjective, placed at the head of a record made for future reference.