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

Four months later, the mayor’s office named a 15-member business advisory council to do just that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“While some advisers emphasize this approach, it is not how many advisory relationships are structured today.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

The two-year advisory deal with Space-Eyes gives Eric Trump a stake poised to be worth around $12 million, based on the target price of the company’s planned public listing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

In its advisory to its citizens, China says those who insist on travelling to or staying in the country will face "extremely high security risks, and the timeliness of assistance may be affected".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

There’s a heat advisory today, and it’s already oven-level hot.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Multiple state attorneys general sent out media advisories late Tuesday that they would hold press conferences on Wednesday regarding consumer protections and tech-related announcements.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The attacks were inconsequential in one sense—there were no reports of contaminated water, though some systems suffered pressure drops and issued precautionary boil-water advisories.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 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

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