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.—
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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
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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.
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Vital Statistics Consulting is a data science consultancy that specializes in public health analytics.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The competitive auction adds to signs the housing market in the city state is rebounding, with British consultancy Knight Frank noting that this is the first time in recent years that a plot of land had drawn this much interest.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: San Francisco came in fourth, with 1,188 postings, according to the most recent data from January from UMD-LinkUp AI Maps, a collaboration between the University of Maryland, job listings platform LinkUp and Outrigger Group, a consultancy and executive firm.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The unit’s elimination raises the question of what the future of those services will look like.
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18F served a unique role as an in-house digital consultancy for the U.S. government, drawing on innovative strategies to improve public service through technology.
—Kayla Schwoerer, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
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USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The competitive auction adds to signs the housing market in the city state is rebounding, with British consultancy Knight Frank noting that this is the first time in recent years that a plot of land had drawn this much interest.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: San Francisco came in fourth, with 1,188 postings, according to the most recent data from January from UMD-LinkUp AI Maps, a collaboration between the University of Maryland, job listings platform LinkUp and Outrigger Group, a consultancy and executive firm.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
The unit’s elimination raises the question of what the future of those services will look like.
Impact of 18F
18F served a unique role as an in-house digital consultancy for the U.S. government, drawing on innovative strategies to improve public service through technology.
—Kayla Schwoerer, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consultancy
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“Consultancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consultancy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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