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

Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the U.S. sparked concerns within the Trump administration over his past meetings with top-level figures in China and the client list of his consultancy, Global Counsel. —Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Roslyn Layton is executive vice president of Strand Consult, an independent consultancy. —Steve Pociask, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025

Many high-performing professional services firms—from big law to accounting to consultancies—are characterized by the extreme hours logged by their employees. —Por Ioana Lupu E Shanming Liu, Harvard Business Review, 9 July 2025

Cherry Beagles: The 400 Club is a first-of-its-kind cultural consultancy and global collective operating at the intersection of sport, fashion, brand and women’s community. —Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 4 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1