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

The consultancy has a role in advising, managing, activating and measuring more than $5 billion in client partnerships across sports, entertainment, gaming and corporate social responsibility. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026

Software companies and tech consultancies that can’t find ways to become indispensable will disappear. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026

The company’s brand value dropped to $43 billion in 2025, down 26% from 2024, according to consultancy Brand Finance; Chinese automaker BYD has passed it as the bestselling EV manufacturer in the world. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026

Trump may want to boost Venezuelan oil production, but to do that, the country has to address security risks and a lack of institutional capacity, says Gerald Kepes, president of Competitive Energy Strategies, an energy consultancy. —Julia Simon, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1