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

Yes, said Tu Le, founder of Sino Auto Insights, an automotive consultancy firm. —Bob Woods, CNBC, 6 June 2026

Energy consultancy Rystad, meanwhile, believes a $1-2 per barrel premium on oil prices is a conservative estimate. —Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Laboratories, a technical consultancy located in Star, Idaho, along with Anthony Ricciardi of McGill University in Canada. —Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026

For Affy Sheikh, former head of integrity at British betting consultancy and analytics firm Starlizard, some of the surprise is that this gambling explosion has happened at all. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1