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: information or notice given
—usually used in plural
… the latest advices from Mexico …—
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: an official notice concerning a business transaction
payment advices
Examples of advice in a Sentence
Parties have to make decisions involving millions of dollars based on incomplete information; to help make those decisions, they inevitably seek advice from pollsters they trust.
—Noam Scheiber, New Republic, 24 Feb. 2003
Of all the e-mail advice I've received about my herniated disk, from acupuncture to zen, the most immediately applicable has been this: Channel your daily rage away from your spine.
—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 21 July 2002
My advice is to sell your old car and get a new one.
Take my advice and sell your old car.
He needs advice from an expert.
She's been giving him some expert advice about investing.
“May I ask your advice about something?” “Certainly. I'm always happy to give advice when asked for it.”
Noam Scheiber, New Republic, 24 Feb. 2003
Of all the e-mail advice I've received about my herniated disk, from acupuncture to zen, the most immediately applicable has been this: Channel your daily rage away from your spine.
—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 21 July 2002
My advice is to sell your old car and get a new one.
Take my advice and sell your old car.
He needs advice from an expert.
She's been giving him some expert advice about investing.
“May I ask your advice about something?” “Certainly. I'm always happy to give advice when asked for it.”
Recent Examples on the Web
Right now, patients don't have the ability to confirm whether their doctors' advice is correct, according to Bonis.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of those willing to speak out among the two dozen physicians who double as lawmakers declined to endorse unproven health advice on Tylenol usage that has been panned by other medical professionals as dangerous.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Baccarelli’s advice echoes what most doctors already advise their pregnant patients to do.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, Bauer's recommendation would be to pause before taking acetaminophen while pregnant blanket advice that doctors give for all medications during that period, but which may be ignored.
—Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Many of those willing to speak out among the two dozen physicians who double as lawmakers declined to endorse unproven health advice on Tylenol usage that has been panned by other medical professionals as dangerous.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Baccarelli’s advice echoes what most doctors already advise their pregnant patients to do.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Nonetheless, Bauer's recommendation would be to pause before taking acetaminophen while pregnant blanket advice that doctors give for all medications during that period, but which may be ignored.
—Amy Maxmen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Advice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advice. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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advice
noun
ad·vice
əd-ˈvīs 
1
: recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct
he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties—U.S. Constitution art. II
U.S. Constitution art. IIadvice of counsel
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: an official notice concerning a business transaction
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