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

Elliott is leading engineering and data management expert, and the founder Data Futures, a consultancy specializing in data modernization. —Elliott Cordo, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

During that time, China combined its low labor costs and relatively lax environmental standards with the adoption of foreign technologies, according to Stan Trout, founder of the rare earths and magnetic materials consultancy Spontaneous Materials. —Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025

My priority has been building my business as the founder of HR consultancy firm KISS Consulting. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

Kahn opened a film marketing consultancy business with his wife, Marianne Kahn, in 1983, and was an adjunct professor at USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program until 1989. —Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1