Meaning of memorandum in English

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memorandum | Intermediate English

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/ ˌmem·əˈræn·dəm / plural memoranda us / ˌmem·əˈræn·də / memorandums ( short form memo ) Ann will send a memorandum to the staff outlining the new procedures.

(Definition of memorandum from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

memorandum | Business English

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/ ˌmem ə rˈændəm / us

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plural memoranda | memorandums

An earlier memorandum, agreed with the Treasury, stated that overspends should be split between London council taxpayers and Lottery funds.

In a memorandum prepared for the White House and submitted to Congress, the Solicitor General contends that Congress can only obtain White House information if it can demonstrate that the information is critical to the fulfillment of its duties.

Environmental campaigners believe that state officials should release copies of the draft memorandums before the documents are signed.

issue/send/draft a memorandum The head of the federal Forest Service has sent a memorandum regarding the new legislation to managers.

a memorandum from sb A memorandum from the Economic Policy Institute said business owners have received regular tax cuts while minimum wage workers have been kept waiting at the back of the line.

a document that records the details of a legal agreement before it has been officially accepted: a legal/sentencing memorandum

sign/file a memorandum Companies signed a memorandum which included guidelines and set out the terms of the agreement.

a leaked memorandum

a document that has been made available to the public without the permission of the organization or company who wrote it:

Executives were angry that their plans had been made public through the leaked memorandum.

(Definition of memorandum from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of memorandum

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If one admits that the debt is sustainable and the memorandum is "a success story," what is there to negotiate?

Some of the alleged conduct, which prosecutors have not detailed, might come to light this week when prosecutors are expected to file sentencing memorandums.

There's a memorandum of understanding so that they have transparency, and there's no, you know, accusations of a cover-up or any other problem.

Defense attorneys called it a "fatal error in judgment" in their sentencing memorandum.

Before any action is taken, the president should release any legal memoranda explaining the constitutional basis for this wide-ranging executive action on immigration.

The memorandum also requires systems of oversight, transparency about drone use, and reports to the president about implementation of these orders.

Finally, the president issued a memorandum outlining executive branch hiring.

Since 2002, a memorandum of agreement has required federal officials to visit the jails and issue progress reports every six months.

For example, they are required to enter into a "memorandum of understanding" with local law enforcement.

His deputy signed another memorandum renewing the program in 2010. In 2013, both sides signed a memorandum of understanding, which the women want to abolish. City staff created a 12-page memorandum offering suggestions.

Normally, a team being put up for sale puts together an offering memorandum containing the team's finances and other pertinent details for a prospective buyer.

The low number of executive orders largely is a function of the president issuing instead many presidential memorandums.

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Translations of memorandum

in Chinese (Traditional) 文件, 報告, 協議備忘錄… in Chinese (Simplified) 文件, 报告, 协议备忘录… in Spanish memorándum, apunte, nota… in Portuguese in more languages in Turkish in Indonesian in Vietnamese in Swedish in Norwegian in Ukrainian in Russian genelge, memorandum, muhtıra… note, note de service… memo, memorandum… poznámka, zápis… memorandum, notat, notes-… catatan, memorandum… บันทึกข้อความ, เอกสาร… thư báo, bản ghi nhớ… notatka, okólnik… minnesanteckning, PM, promemoria… nota, memorandum… die Notiz, Notiz-…, die Note… huskeliste, notat, memorandum… пам'ятна записка, службова записка… докладная записка… Need a translator?

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