advice

About 32.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

   She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.

2. noun Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
3. noun Information or news given; intelligence.

   late advices from France

4. noun In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.

   An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.

5. noun In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange.

   a letter of advice

6. noun A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions.

   An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court

7. noun Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
8. noun Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

Similar words

advisory advise adviser advisor aviso advising avis consult recommendation consultative

Often followed by

of and to on from is in was about

Word family

advices