5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Memorandum \Mem`o*ran"dum\, n.; pl. E. {Memorandums}, L. {Memoranda}. [L., something to be remembered, neut. of memorandus, fut. pass. p. of memorare. See {Memorable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A record of something which it is desired to remember; a note to help the memory. [1913 Webster] I . . . entered a memorandum in my pocketbook. --Guardian. [1913 Webster] I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make memorandums of the regulations of the academies. --Sir J. Reynolds. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A brief or informal note in writing of some transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form. [1913 Webster] {Memorandum check}, a check given as an acknowledgment of indebtedness, but with the understanding that it will not be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up on the day the debt becomes due. It usually has Mem. written on its face. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: memorandum n : a written proposal or reminder [syn: {memo}, {memoranda}] [also: {memoranda} (pl)] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 43 Moby Thesaurus words for "memorandum": adversaria, aide-memoire, annotation, announcement, chit, cue, diary, directive, dispatch, docket, entry, epistle, flapper, footnote, hint, item, jogger, jotting, letter, marginal note, marginalia, memo, memoir, memorial, message, minute, minutes, missive, notation, note, notice, prompt, prompter, prompting, record, register, registry, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, scholia, scholium, tickler From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: MEMORANDUM, insurance. A clause in a policy limiting the liability of the insurer. Its usual form is as follows, namely, "N. B. Corn, fish, salt, fruit, flour and seed, are warranted free from average, unless general, or the ship be stranded: sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and skins, are warranted free from average, under five percent; and all other goods, also the ship and freight, are warranted free from average, under three percent unless general, or the ship be stranded." Marsh. Ins.223; 5 N. S. 293; Id. 540; 4 N. S. 640; 2 L. R. 433; Id. 435. From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: MEMORANDUM. Literally, to be remembered. It is an informal instrument recording some fact or agreement, so called from its beginning, when it was made in Latin. It is sometimes commenced with this word, though written in English; as "Memorandum, that it is agreed," or it is headed with the words, "Be it remembered that," &c. The term memorandum is also applied to the clause of an instrument.
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