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

In 1983, Kahn launched a film marketing consultancy with his wife, Marianne Kahn, and served as an adjunct professor at USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program until 1989. —Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025

Burns, now vice chair at the consultancy The Cohen Group, did not respond to AP's request for comment. —Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

Also, consultancy firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday that announced layoffs have surged during Trump's quest to cut the size of federal payrolls, something that could show up in Friday's jobs count. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025

For example, if you are finance-focused and want to become stronger in consultancy and technology, my research shows that U.S. schools may be a better fit for you. —Shai Zamanian, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1