plural memos
: a usually brief written message or report : memorandum
Use headlines, bullets, and lists to organize the memo and the proposal.—
Inc. Magazine
Inc. MagazineWhen your boss asks you to find a memo you wrote a year ago, it's hard to remember what you named it.—Susan Kelley
Susan Kelley
Phrases
get the memo
informal + often humorous
: to hear about or become aware of something generally known
—typically used in negative constructions to point to someone's surprising lack of awareness, to say that something did not happen as expected, etc.
Officials often warn tourists not to enter the water, but several tourists searching for that perfect Instagram photo apparently did not get the memo.—The San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco ChronicleThe calendar may say only five more days until fall, but mother nature did not get the memo. It is going to be hot and feel even hotter over the next couple of days.—Carrie Duncan
Carrie DuncanYou're not still wearing those acid-washed jeans, are you? Tube socks and shorts? … OK, so no one told you. You didn't get the memo. Those things went out with neckties the size of small landing strips.—Christine Keating
Christine KeatingIt was expected to be a five-set test of endurance … But, Edberg apparently did not get the memo because he just dominated Courier and captured his first- ever U.S. Open title with a straight set triumph at the National Tennis Center in New York.—Van Earl Wright
Van Earl Wright
Examples of memo in a Sentence
He sent a memo to the staff.
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
Recent Examples on the Web
In a sentencing memo dated April 10, Gutierrez Reed’s defense team requested she be released on probation with conditions set by the judge and undergo counseling and rehabilitative efforts.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
While these horror stories are well-known to folks on Southern California’s Rehab Riviera, some legislators in Sacramento haven’t gotten the memo.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
In a sentencing memo, Jennifer Crumbley's parents and others pleaded with the court for leniency.
—Quinn Klinefelter, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The parents have shown no remorse for their actions, prosecutors told Judge Cheryl Matthews in a sentencing memo.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Smith continued to defend her client in her sentencing memo.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Crumbley's attorneys are asking that she be sentenced to time served and house arrest, according to the defense's sentencing memo.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Involuntary manslaughter charges carry a penalty in Michigan of up to 15 years in prison, and prosecutors asked in sentencing memos filed to the court last week that the Crumbleys each serve at least 10 years.
—Anna Betts, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
After spending the early hours of the Tuesday hearing disputing various facts of the case raised in sentencing memos, attorneys ceded the stand to victims’ family members, who delivered powerful impact statements that described how the shooting had irreparably altered their lives.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
While these horror stories are well-known to folks on Southern California’s Rehab Riviera, some legislators in Sacramento haven’t gotten the memo.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
In a sentencing memo, Jennifer Crumbley's parents and others pleaded with the court for leniency.
—Quinn Klinefelter, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The parents have shown no remorse for their actions, prosecutors told Judge Cheryl Matthews in a sentencing memo.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Smith continued to defend her client in her sentencing memo.
—Selina Guevara, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Crumbley's attorneys are asking that she be sentenced to time served and house arrest, according to the defense's sentencing memo.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Involuntary manslaughter charges carry a penalty in Michigan of up to 15 years in prison, and prosecutors asked in sentencing memos filed to the court last week that the Crumbleys each serve at least 10 years.
—Anna Betts, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
After spending the early hours of the Tuesday hearing disputing various facts of the case raised in sentencing memos, attorneys ceded the stand to victims’ family members, who delivered powerful impact statements that described how the shooting had irreparably altered their lives.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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