memo

noun

ˈme-(ˌ)mō How to pronounce memo (audio)
plural memos
Synonyms of memo
: a usually brief written message or report : memorandum
Use headlines, bullets, and lists to organize the memo and the proposal.—Inc. Magazine
When your boss asks you to find a memo you wrote a year ago, it's hard to remember what you named it.—Susan Kelley
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get the memo

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He sent a memo to the staff. a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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Bessent described the announcement as a warning shot that would be followed by quiet diplomacy, as Sullivan & Cromwell's memo records. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP campaign arm, in a memo last week raised alarm about Brown's use of data centers to attack Husted in the Ohio race, and acknowledged the strategy is working. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Gray is central to the investment calls Blackstone makes, and spends his weekends reading memos on potential deals in preparation for his weekly investment committee meetings. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In March, the White House issued an internal memo warning staff against using nonpublic information to place bets on prediction markets, sources previously confirmed to ABC News. — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memo

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First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of memo was in 1705

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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memo. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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