advisement

noun

ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt 

1

: careful consideration : deliberation

take a matter under advisement

2

: the act or process of advising someone (such as a college student)

Synonyms

• account
• consideration
• debate
• deliberation
• reflection
• study
• thought

Examples of advisement in a Sentence

we'll take that matter under advisement and get back to you later

Recent Examples on the Web

Judge Beverly Cannone took their remarks under advisement and did not issue a ruling in court. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025

And, more mundanely, can the computer servers of the AI makers even handle a potential all-at-once use of generative AI for those seeking AI advisement? —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

All ticket proceeds and donations will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California, according to the FireAid website. —Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025

Yet despite Kennedy’s looming advisement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the decision to fluoridate a water supply is made by state or local municipalities, and is not mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency or any other federal body. —Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025

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

Phrases Containing advisement

• take (something) under advisement

Rhymes for advisement

• aggrandizement
• disfranchisement
• enfranchisement
• chastisement
• disenfranchisement

Kids Definition

advisement

noun

ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt 

: careful consideration

take a matter under advisement

Legal Definition

advisement

noun

ad·​vise·​ment əd-ˈvīz-mənt 

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 debts

—J. H. Williamson