advice
advice Lexical Profile
advice Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Guidance or recommendations offered regarding prudent future action or conduct.
"She sought professional financial advice before investing her retirement savings."
A formal notice or official communication giving information about a financial or commercial transaction (often used in the plural).
"The bank issued a remittance advice confirming that the international wire transfer had been completed."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the uncountable noun 'advice' (pronounced with an 's' sound, meaning guidance) with the verb 'advise' (pronounced with a 'z' sound, meaning to give guidance). In general usage, 'advice' is a mass noun and cannot be pluralized as 'advices' or preceded by 'an'; use 'a piece of advice' instead.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'avis' (opinion or view), which arose from the Vulgar Latin phrase 'mihi visum est' ('it seemed to me'), ultimately from Latin 'videre' ('to see'). The 'd' was inserted in the 15th century to reflect a perceived Latin prefix 'ad-'.