advisement

noun

ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt How to pronounce advisement (audio)
1
: careful consideration : deliberation
take a matter under advisement
2
: the act or process of advising someone (such as a college student)

Examples of advisement in a Sentence

we'll take that matter under advisement and get back to you later
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Keeping this in mind, some advisors use business intelligence tools to get a holistic view of their assets under management, assets under advisement and revenue. Tom Gooley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Currently, about half of respondents have 1% to 10% of assets under advisement allocated to alternatives, while 16% of those surveyed have no exposure. Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 Judge Myron Perez said the case would be taken under advisement. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024 In a pre-trial interview, Jordan — who will testify against Baldwin in Santa Fe — detailed an encounter on set during which the actor pushed back against safety advisement regarding a horse riding sequence. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for advisement 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English avisement "examination, consideration, decision, advice, counsel," borrowed from Anglo-French, from aviser, adviser "to look at, examine, consider, give advice to, inform" + -ment -ment — more at advise

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of advisement was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Advisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advisement. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

advisement

noun
ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt How to pronounce advisement (audio)
: careful consideration
take a matter under advisement

Legal Definition

advisement

noun
ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt How to pronounce advisement (audio)
1
: careful consideration : deliberation
take the matter under advisement
2
: the act or process of advising
advisement of the debtor on matters relating to…his debtsJ. H. Williamson
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