See Also: MEMORANDUM(law)
memorandum(dictionary)
memorandum(dictionary)
Memorandum(finance)
Information memorandum(finance)
MEMORANDUM OR NOTE(law)
MEMORANDUM CHECK(law)
MEMORANDUM, insurance(law)
Affidavit And Memorandum(law)
Information memorandum(money)

memorandum (iou)



memorandum adjective, noun, & verb. LME.
[Latin, neut. sing. of memorandus gerundive of memorare bring to mind, from memor mindful. Cf. MEM adjective & noun2, MEMO.]
A. adjective. To be remembered: placed at the beginning of a note of something to be remembered or a record (for future reference) of something done. Now only Law. LME.
B. noun. Pl. -da , -dums.
a. A note to help the memory, a record of events or of observations on a particular subject, esp. for future consideration or use. L15.
b. Law. A writing or document summarizing or embodying the terms of a transaction, contract, agreement, establishment of a company etc. In Maritime Insurance, a clause in a policy enumerating the articles in respect of which underwriters have no liability. L16.
memorandum of ASSOCIATION.
c. A record of a money transaction. E17.
d. An informal diplomatic message, esp. summarizing the state of a question or justifying a decision. M17.
e. An informal written communication of a kind conventionally not requiring a signature, as within a business or organization, usu. written on paper headed 'Memorandum'. L19.
An injunction to remember something. L16-M17.
A reminder; a memento, a souvenir. obsolete exc. Scot. dial. L16.
C. verb trans. Make a memorandum of. L18.