advisement

noun

əd-ˈvīz-mənt How to pronounce advisement (audio)
Definition of advisementnext
as in consideration
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something we'll take that matter under advisement and get back to you later

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Recent Examples of advisement And ownership is going to take those circumstances under advisement, multiple NFL sources believe. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Marie Pichay, city planning associate with the City Planning Department, said the case is under advisement and a decision has not been reached. — Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The decision on whether that agreement becomes public now rests with Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Phillips, who took the matter under advisement following Friday’s hearing. — Ben Wheeler august 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 At the time, Commissioner Russell Minas upheld his own advisement, issued earlier that month, that Taylor be granted eight hours per week of supervised parent time with Ever. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for advisement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for advisement
  1. consideration
  2. deliberation
Noun
  • Police will forward the case to prosecutors for consideration of charges.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Security considerations such as encryption and securely retiring storage media also remain important.
    — Paul Speciale, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • The sentence came after roughly three hours of jury deliberations following a two-and-a-half-week trial.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rankin said the funding later came before the full board during public budget deliberations.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberation

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