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

But nearly all of them can be had for a price that is significantly less than that of a full-time employee, says Brent Magid, who leads an eponymous consultancy firm that has advised TV networks and stations for decades. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

As copilots and agents start to configure and run workflows, the old division of labor — vendors sell, systems integrators implement, consultancies advise — begins to blur. —Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026

Some Costco stores generate more revenue a year than entire businesses, noted Shikha Jain, a lead partner for consumer/retail in North America and head of the Boston office at consultancy Simon-Kucher. —Laura Layden, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

The demolition of Golden Hall would cripple the central plant and sever the connection between the plant and the other buildings, according to the implementation report and preliminary work done by engineering consultancy WSP. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1