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 start-up will also offer consultancy and training services for creatives and companies that want to skill-up and learn about the applications. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025

The result was the WWD x BCG Future of Fashion Report, which the consultancy broke down at the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit in New York. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025

Schiller runs a security consultancy called KS Global Group and media reports in 2018 said he was paid handsomely by the Republican National Committee for unspecified consulting work. —Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Republicans, meanwhile, remain wary of voting to extend the additional Obamacare subsidies, said Rodney Whitlock, a vice president at the McDermott+ consultancy who was a longtime congressional staffer and advises on health care policy. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1