Aide-mémoire

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ËŒeɪd.mÉ›mˈwɑː/ (or as French, below)

Origin

Borrowed from .

Full definition of aide-mémoire

Noun

1. A memory-aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.
2. (diplomacy) a document circulated in a meeting or summit for discussion purposes (also termed a non-paper)
• 2013, Trinidad Express, "IDB tells T&T: Fix procurement laws", Trinidad Express, 15 November,In August, Finance Minister Larry Howai signed an aide-mémoire with the IDB for the bank to provide funding and expertise to the government to develop its Public/Private Sector Partnership Programme (PPP).

Synonyms

• non-paper