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 some professions, though, prospective employers see grade point averages as only one metric among many that can prepare a candidate for the workforce, according to Brian Myerholtz, the global head of talent acquisition at consultancy BCG. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Following the departure of Geoff Scott, who was appointed on a consultancy basis in February, Dimitrios Kalogiannidis, who was at Chelsea for over a decade, is Forest’s new head of medical. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Nicole Del Valle Rose, an etiquette coach and founder of the Las Vegas consultancy Poised & Proper, says the most gracious response is often the least confrontational one. — Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

The Andersons Centre, a UK agricultural consultancy, expects this year’s wheat yields, or production per unit area, to fall below the five-year average. — CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1