reminder

4 definitions • 6 examples

a written or spoken message that reminds someone to do something:

If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder.

[ + to infinitive ] Mum sent me off with a final reminder to be back before 11 p.m.

a person or thing that makes you remember a particular person, event, or situation:

[ + question word ] Patricia's story is a reminder of how vulnerable women can be in what is still essentially a man's world.

something that helps someone remember:

She kept the shells as a reminder of our days together.

[ + that clause ] The park serves as a reminder that nature is worth preserving.

a letter to a customer asking for a payment that they should already have made:

automatic/email/written reminders