{
    "term": "memo",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an official note from one person to another in the same organization",
            "sensetop": "memo to somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **write/send a memo**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She circulated a memo to the staff.",
                    "contextForm": "memo to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An internal memo about his departure had already circulated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a government memo obtained by the Associated Press"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The confidential memo was leaked to the press."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["internal", "classified", "confidential"],
                "… of memo": ["copy"],
                "verb + memo": ["draft", "prepare", "type"],
                "memo + noun": ["pad", "line"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the memo", "memo about", "memo from"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməʊ/",
                "audio": "me/memo/memo__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeməʊ/",
                "audio": "me/memo/memo__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: abbreviation of memorandum."
}