advisory

[ad-vahy-zuh-ree]

adjective

1. of, giving, or containing advice.

   an advisory letter from a stockbroker.

2. having the power or duty to advise.

   an advisory council.

noun

plural

advisories 

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

/ ədˈvaɪzərɪ /

adjective

1. giving advice; empowered to make recommendations

   an advisory body

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

• advisorily adverb
• preadvisory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advisory¹

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

Example Sentences

At one of Nabholz’s current projects for a large global advisory firm, each plaza has roughly 12 workstations along the windows, including rooms designed to “make hybrid collaboration and individual focus actually work,” he says.

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That’s why the revision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of its advisory on vaccines and autism struck like a thunderbolt, and not in a good way.

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Aperio’s direct-index strategies for advisory clients go well beyond the S&P 500 and can incorporate value indexes, foreign stocks, emerging markets, small-cap stocks, and bonds of different stripes.

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Due to the sheer volume of public companies and proposals, institutional investors—who manage vast portfolios—have come to rely on proxy advisory firms as essential intermediaries.

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Accountants were no longer ledger‑keepers; they handled tax strategy, audit planning, client advisory and compliance.

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