giving advice; empowered to make recommendations: an advisory body
a statement issued to give advice, recommendations, or a warning: a travel advisory a person or organization with an advisory function: the Prime Minister's media advisory
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•vi•so•ry /ædˈvaɪzəri/USA pronunciation
adj., n., pl. -ries.
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026adj.
- giving or containing advice:an advisory letter to shareholders.
- having the power or duty to advise: an advisory council.
n. [countable]
- a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them:an investor's advisory.
- an announcement or bulletin that serves to advise and usually warn the public, such as of some potential hazard:a storm advisory.
ad•vi•so•ry
(ad vī′zə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries.
adj.
n.
ad•vi′so•ri•ly, adv.
adj.
- of, giving, or containing advice:an advisory letter from a stockbroker.
- having the power or duty to advise:an advisory council.
n.
- a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with advice for dealing with them:an investment advisory.
- an announcement or bulletin that serves to advise and usually warn the public, as of some potential hazard:a health advisory; a travelers' advisory.
- Meteorologyan announcement from the U.S. National Weather Service to keep the public informed about the progress of a potentially dangerous weather condition:hurricane advisory; tornado advisory.Cf. warning (def. 3), watch (def. 23).
- advise + -ory1 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::