Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memo

/ˈmɛmoʊ̯/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: memo
IPA: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short note; a memorandum.

noun

A record of partial results that can be reused later without recomputation.

verb

To record something; to make a note of something.

Informal

verb

To send someone a note about something, for the record.

Informal

Example Sentences

"According to yet another leaked memo, Powell responded the next day. Powell's leaked memo conceded that al Qaeda were not POWs, and that the Taliban individually or as a group might also lose their entitlement to that status."
"The first is that the recursive call finds its subproblem solution in the memo and returns immediately."
"I made sure to memo him about the client's complaints."

Etymology

Clipping of memorandum.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/
British English: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

memos (plural) memos (present, singular) memoing (participle, present) memoed (participle, past) memoed (past)

Derived Forms

countermemo Memogate memoise memoization memoize

Phrases

agency credit memo agency debit memo bench memo deal memo get the memo memo for record memo for the record miss the memo

Synonyms

memorandum memoranda

Rhymes With

demo chemo emo supremo chimo

Questions

How do you pronounce memo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/.
What does memo mean?: A short note; a memorandum.
Where does memo come from?: Clipping of memorandum.

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