reminder

noun — 2 senses

reminder

noun

UK /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ · CA, US /ɹɪˈmaɪndəɹ/

Etymology From remind + -er.

1

Someone or something that reminds.

  • He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.
  • Find out all he can suggest, but […] don't take him in to your brother. No reminders of the past just yet.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
2

Business, Finance Writing that reminds of open payments.

  • She ignored first the reminder of 80 cents. At the end, she was sentenced to pay 200 euros!
Derived terms
animal reminder disgust, pill reminder

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