memo

[mem-oh] Example Sentences Origin

mem·o

[mem-oh]
noun, plural mem·os.

Origin:
by shortening; see -o

coun·ter·mem·o, noun, plural coun·ter·mem·os.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To MEMO

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Memo is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example Sentences
  • Apparently she never got the memo that our gatherings were outlets for complaint and commiseration.
  • The only things missing from the office memo were expletives.
  • Use this sample memo to get a sense of how your memo should convey your message.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
memo (ˈmɛməʊ, ˈmiːməʊ)
 
n , pl memos
short for memorandum

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

memo
1889, shortening of memorandum (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
memo
memorandum
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Image for MEMO
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT