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

Masino will remain with Cracker Barrel in an advisory capacity until Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

State Department gives Zacatecas its highest risk advisory rating — Level 4, meaning “Do Not Travel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

A smoke advisory is also in place for Tomintoul, where residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke from the wildfire.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

A “yes” from the advisory committee that allows a peptide to be compounded is different from an FDA approval.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

In addition, they were each gifted a laptop and invited to be founding members of a teen advisory board for the Book Scavenger website.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

More heat advisories will almost certainly be in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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

There could be wind advisories due to slightly stronger northwest flow on Tuesday across the Central Coasts, southwest Santa Barbara County and the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Public health advisories are displayed in parts of the airport, while information is also being broadcast on radio and television.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The advisories, which cover everything from hurricane damage to civil war, are in the pub/travel- advisories/advisories directory, arranged by country.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation