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

This is also the first reported attack on a ship this far west of the Strait of Hormuz since that same day, according to Martin Kelly, head of advisory at EOS Risk Group.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Two excellent articles that explore these other solutions include one from McQuarrie and another from Allan Roth, the founder of Wealth Logic, an advisory firm.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

After the backlash, Spotify posted its content moderation rules and said it would add content advisory labels on COVID-related podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"It's a level of heterogeneity I've never experienced before," said Jerome Despey, chairman of the wine advisory board at the public agency FranceAgriMer and a winegrower in the southern Herault department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The term refers to the letters, advisories, online FAQs, interpretations and other administrative flotsam and jetsam that agencies generate to explain how they will interpret laws and rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The haze has reached as far as parts of the Philippines, where local officials have urged residents to stay indoors as much as possible, and Singapore, where authorities have begun issuing daily haze advisories.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The last remaining heat advisories from the weather service are set to expire Friday evening for most of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as well as for the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

Their 8lgm advisories began marginalising the traditional industry security reports, and helped to push the industry toward its current, more open attitude.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus