# advice

Pronunciation: say "ad-VYS" /ədˈvaɪs/

## Noun

1. An opinion or recommendation offered to guide what someone should do.
   - Simple: What someone tells you they think you should do, to help you.
   - _She offered some practical advice on handling difficult coworkers._
   - _Against everyone's advice, he quit his job to start a bakery._
2. A formal communication explaining how the law applies to a particular matter, such as an action someone is considering.
   - Simple: A formal message explaining how the law applies to a particular situation or plan.
   - _Counsel prepared a detailed advice on the firm's exposure under the new regulations._
   - _The board requested an advice clarifying how the merger rules applied to the deal._
3. A formal notice of a commercial or financial transaction, such as a payment made or a bill of exchange drawn.
   - Simple: A formal notice giving information about a business or financial transaction, such as a payment or transfer.
   - _The bank issued an advice confirming that the funds had been credited to our account._
   - _Each advice was numbered and matched against the corresponding invoice._

## Noun

4. Information or news that is given; reports received from elsewhere. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: News or information that someone passes on to you.
5. Careful, deliberate consideration; awareness or knowledge of a matter. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Careful thought given to something before acting.

## Other meanings

- (noun) In programming, especially aspect-oriented programming, a piece of code set to run automatically before, after, or around other code at chosen join points.

## Origin

The Old French phrase "ce m'est a vis" ("in my view") gave the noun "avis," in which "vis" goes back to Latin "visus," past participle of "videre" ("to see"). Middle English took it as "avys"; English added the unhistoric -d- in the 15th century, and the word mostly replaced the native Old English "rǣd."

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