consultancy

noun

con·​sul·​tan·​cy kən-ˈsəl-tᵊn(t)-sē 

plural consultancies

1

: the act or an instance of consulting : consultation

Imagine finding out that you were about to have four children. For Amanda Rogers, that is exactly what she was told during a consultancy in the early part of her pregnancy.

—Michael Sheils McNamee

2

a

: an agency that provides consulting services

The company has hired an excellent marketing consultancy.

b

: the services provided by a consultancy or a consultant

Grants of £500 will also be made available for business support or consultancy [=consultation] for property owners seeking specialist advice on bringing their building back into commercial use.

—Sean Doherty and Andy Robinson

c

chiefly British : the position of a consultant

The doctor was offered a consultancy at the municipal hospital.

She left her position with the company to move into consultancy [=consulting].

Examples of consultancy in a Sentence

The company has hired an excellent marketing consultancy.

Recent Examples on the Web

If your gap was due to redundancy, stress your proactive response, such as pursuing further education or engaging in consultancy work. —Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

This decrease is mainly due to reductions in platform development and consultancy fees. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024

The consultancy firm Market Decipher estimates the sports collectables market will reach a value of $227billion by 2032, up from $12.2bn in 2021. —Tomás Hill López-Menchero, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024

Indeed, citizenship consultancies and migration firms that help people move abroad report receiving an uptick inquiries following November 5. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1