advisory

American  

[ad-vahy-zuh-ree] / ædˈvaɪ zə ri /

adjective

1. of, giving, or containing advice.

   an advisory letter from a stockbroker.

2. having the power or duty to advise.

   an advisory council.

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noun

• advisories
  plural

1. a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them.

   an investment advisory.

2. an announcement or bulletin that serves to advise and usually warn the public, as of some potential hazard: a travelers' advisory.

   a health advisory;

   a travelers' advisory.

3. an announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service to keep the public informed about the progress of a potentially dangerous weather condition: tornado advisory.

   hurricane advisory;

   tornado advisory.

advisory British  

/ ədˈvaɪzərɪ /

adjective

1. giving advice; empowered to make recommendations

   an advisory body

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noun

1. a statement issued to give advice, recommendations, or a warning

   a travel advisory

2. a person or organization with an advisory function

   the Prime Minister's media advisory

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• preadvisory
  adjective
• advisorily
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• advisories
  plural

Etymology

Origin of advisory

First recorded in 1770–80; advise + -ory ¹

Explanation

An advisory is an announcement that often gives a warning, like a weather advisory about a blizzard. An advisory job involves giving advice. People like to give advice: friends, family, writers, and TV personalities are constantly giving tips about saving money, losing weight, and finding love. An advisory is a type of advice that is specific and usually important, like an announcement of bad weather or a terrorist threat. Advisories are often issued by the government as warnings. Also, someone whose job is to give advice has an advisory position.

Example Sentences

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advisory advisories

Beyond communities along the coast, most of the region will be under a heat advisory from Tuesday morning through Thursday, with highs of 92 to 105 expected, according to the advisory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

So was “Who: The A Method for Hiring,” by Geoff Smart and Randy Street of leadership advisory firm ghSmart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Damaging hurricane-force winds are expected on the Big Island of Hawaii later today," the US National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory at 1500 GMT.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Account minimums may vary depending on the relationships between the fund manager or distributor and the advisory or brokerage firm.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Rather, it’s the advertisements for junk food, notes the Harvard School of Public Health in a health advisory titled “The Small Screen Looms Large in the Obesity Epidemic.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Much of central Indiana was under flood advisories Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Millions of people are under advisories in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and as far west as Buffalo, New York, through Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Widespread heat advisories have been issued for much of the region through Friday, with the exception of beach cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Authorities periodically issue advisories for firms to limit outdoor work during peak temperatures but these are guidelines rather than rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

One reason they began releasing 8lgm advisories, as they were known, was to help admins secure their own systems.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus