letter of advice

American  

noun

1. a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.

2. Commerce. a document from the drawer notifying the drawee that a bill of exchange has been drawn.

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letter of advice British  

noun

1. a commercial letter giving a specific notification, such as the consignment of goods

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Etymology

Origin of letter of advice

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

A letter of advice from a columnist who has covered high schools since 1976.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Hours later, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn M. Rowe issued a letter of advice saying Maryland courts would find the lookback window unconstitutional.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2019

But Manziel and Baker Mayfield don’t have that much in common, certainly not enough for a letter of advice from the former to the latter.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2018

This step brought him into pen-and-ink contact with old Sir George Repington who wrote him a stern letter of advice, with a postscript offering him a stool in the Repington bank.

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton

Herr Elias Roos was almost choking with vexation, whilst the two strangers were laughing at the singular letter of advice, which could hardly be said to be of much use.

From Weird Tales. Vol. I by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)