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Definition of “memo

memo (ˈmɛməʊPronunciation for memo;ˈmiːməʊPronunciation for memo

Definitions

noun

Word forms: plural, memos
  1. short for memorandum

Translations

  • British English: memo Pronunciation for memo A memo is an official note from one person to another within the same organization.He sent a memo to all staff.ˈmɛməʊ NOUN He sent a memo to all staff.
  • Spanish: memorando Pronunciation for memorando nm
  • French: note Pronunciation for note nf
  • German: Notiz Pronunciation for Notiz nf
  • Chinese: 备忘录Pronunciation for 备忘录 n
  • Arabic: مُذَكَّرَةPronunciation for مُذَكَّرَة n
  • Portuguese: memorandoPronunciation for memorando nm
  • Russian: служебная запискаPronunciation for служебная записка nf
  • Croatian: memoPronunciation for memo nm
  • Czech: oběžníkPronunciation for oběžník nm
  • Danish: memoPronunciation for memo nnt
  • Dutch: memoPronunciation for memo nm
  • Finnish: muistioPronunciation for muistio n
  • Greek: υπόμνημαPronunciation for υπόμνημα nnt
  • Italian: promemoriaPronunciation for promemoria nm
  • Japanese: メモPronunciation for メモ n
  • Korean: 메모Pronunciation for 메모 n
  • Norwegian: notatPronunciation for notat nnt
  • Polish: notatkaPronunciation for notatka nf
  • Brazilian Portuguese: memorandoPronunciation for memorando nm
  • European Spanish: memorando Pronunciation for memorando nm
  • Swedish: PMPronunciation for PM nutr
  • Thai: กระดาษจดบันทึกPronunciation for กระดาษจดบันทึก n
  • Turkish: kısa notPronunciation for kısa not n
  • Vietnamese: thư nội bộPronunciation for thư nội bộ n

Usage examples

  • The next day he dictated a memo reminding the staff of the need for security.
    St. James, Ian, Final Resort (1994)
  • The company blamed a typing error and claimed the memo should have said `18-24".
    New Scientist (1998)
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, chair of Walt Disney Studios, wrote a now infamous memo in 1991 that was leaked to the media.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • Meanwhile, a high-level Stormont memo has emerged, noting "some risk of negative media coverage" over the Maze mast dispute.
    Belfast Telegraph (2003)
  • His memo arrived at the Foreign Office on 18 May: `I am informed that information concerning General Millen may be got from Venezuela.
    Christy Campbell, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)

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