consultancy

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noun con·sul·tan·cy \ kən-ˈsəl-tᵊn(t)-sē \

Definition of consultancy

plural consultancies

1 :consultation

2 :an agency that provides consulting services

The company has hired an excellent marketing consultancy.

3 :the position of a consultant

The doctor was offered a consultancy at the municipal hospital.

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The company has hired an excellent marketing consultancy.

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Bannon disclosed assets between $13 million and $56 million, including his political consultancy, Bannon Strategic Advisors Inc., worth as much as $25 million, Fortune reported in April.

— char adams, PEOPLE.com, "Steve Bannon: 6 Things to Know About Donald Trump’s Latest Ouster," 18 Aug. 2017
For the past 3½ years, Snively has developed his own assessment tools to tap into behavioral tendencies for his Lions Lead consultancy.

— kyle neddenriep, The Courier-Journal, "Sports science — the next frontier — comes to high school sports," 28 July 2017
Globally, over 424,000 desktop 3D printers costing under $5,000 were purchased in 2016, according to Wohlers, an American consultancy.

— The Economist, "Model citizenThe spread of 3D models creates intellectual-property problems," 20 July 2017
Bob Pitman lives in Middleton and offers chief financial officer consultancy services.

— zach kyle, idahostatesman, "This $94 million plant would create 75 Treasure Valley jobs. If it’s actually built.," 20 July 2017
Bailey and Elliott fell first in love, then into business, taking over the little apartment above Salon Debbie Elliott in a two-story shingled building in Yarmouth to open a business consultancy called Bailey & Elliott.

— andrew goldman, Town & Country, "The Rise and Fall of F. Lee Bailey, the Lawyer Who Set O.J. Simpson Free," 17 July 2017
Another Pooh-Xi side-by-side became China’s most censored image of 2015 according to political consultancy Global Risk Insights.

— joseph hincks, Time, "China Has Banned Winnie the Pooh Once Again," 16 July 2017
According to the Rubicon Heritage, an archaeological and heritage consultancy firm involved in the excavation, all of the skeletons displayed signs of childhood malnutrition and heavy manual labor, suggesting that the individuals were poor.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "3-D Reconstruction Reveals Face of 500-Year-Old Irishman," 30 June 2017
After working for Kennedy, Mr. Wagner launched and managed his own consultancy, continuing to specialize in Democratic Party politics, but also branching out into other issues, including environmental causes.

— bart barnes, Washington Post, "Carl R. Wagner, Democratic political strategist, dies at 72," 29 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of consultancy

see ¹consult

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Definition of consultancy for English Language Learners

: a company that gives professional advice to other companies for a fee : a consulting company

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