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
see also:
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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Amanpour did not offer a reason for her departure, devoting most of her memo to thanking the production crews who worked with her over the years. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Advocacy groups are fighting to unseal the OLC’s memo justifying the deadly boat strikes in international waters. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 The 44-minute call and the memo Between sips of Guinness—a moment of apparent wincing by Zuckerberg went viral—the pair recounted how their partnership began. — Emma Witman, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 If a company would be embarrassed to have its internal memo published next to its public statement, that’s the signal to rewrite one of the two before either goes out. — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for memo

Word History

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 21 Oct. 2026.

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