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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Meanwhile, management consultancy Deloitte is leveraging its AI tools and technologies to help its analysts and consultants improve efficiency, gain deeper business insights and deliver more value to clients.
—Daniel Saks, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Freeman launched his own boutique consultancy to craft campaigns for Sleuth (1972), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and The Stepford Wives (1975).
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Accidents in that phase of flight are rare, said Paul Hayes, safety director at UK consultancy Cirium Ascend.
—Allison Lampert, USA Today, 14 June 2025
While the personal luxury goods market was worth €363 billion (about $415 billion) in 2024, up from €223 billion ($242 billion) a decade prior, according to the global management consultancy Bain, the sector has been struggling with some of its slowest growth in years.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Daniel Saks, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Freeman launched his own boutique consultancy to craft campaigns for Sleuth (1972), The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and The Stepford Wives (1975).
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Accidents in that phase of flight are rare, said Paul Hayes, safety director at UK consultancy Cirium Ascend.
—Allison Lampert, USA Today, 14 June 2025
While the personal luxury goods market was worth €363 billion (about $415 billion) in 2024, up from €223 billion ($242 billion) a decade prior, according to the global management consultancy Bain, the sector has been struggling with some of its slowest growth in years.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Consultancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consultancy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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