adv.
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Adverb |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Writing & Everyday, Business & Finance |
| Also written | ADV |
adv. has two meanings. It stands for Adverb (grammar and dictionary) or Average daily volume (stock market & investing).
Meanings of adv. at a glance
| # | adv. stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adverb | Writing & Everyday › Grammar and Dictionary |
| 2 | Average daily volume | Business & Finance › Stock Market & Investing |
1. Adverb
Writing & Everyday · Grammar and Dictionary Abbreviations
Labels a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverb or whole clause, expressing manner, time, place, degree or frequency, such as "quickly," "very" or "often."
Example: seldom (adv.) not often; rarely: "We seldom eat out on weekdays."
Many adverbs end in -ly, but not all do ("soon," "well," "fast"), and some -ly words are adjectives ("friendly," "lovely"). Dictionaries may add "sentence adverb" for words such as "hopefully" or "frankly" that comment on a whole clause, a use usage writers once criticized and most now accept. Flat adverbs like "drive slow" are long-established, not errors.
2. Average daily volume (ADV)
Business & Finance · Stock Market & Investing Abbreviations
Average number of shares or contracts of a security traded per day over a period, often 20, 30 or 90 days. It measures liquidity and helps traders judge how easily a position can be bought or sold without moving the price.
Example: The fund limits each holding to a size it can exit in five days at 20 percent of ADV.
Index providers and exchanges use ADV in eligibility and liquidity rules, and institutional traders size orders as a percentage of ADV. In the US, ADV is also Form ADV, the registration document investment advisers file with the SEC.
Related abbreviations
More grammar and dictionary abbreviations
- abbr. – Abbreviation
- abl. – Ablative
- acc. – Accusative
- adj. – Adjective
- AmE – American English
- ant. – Antonym
- arch. – Archaic
- art. – Article
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