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

Avigon Belle Paphitis spent six years in London and Los Angeles working in communications, product management and marketing roles for companies including Seen Group, Beautycounter and Youth to the People, before launching the Paphitis Advisory consultancy in 2020. —Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026

While the end of the ban will be welcomed at PwC, the Saudi consultancy market has changed drastically over the past year. —Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Other companies that pointed to AI in recent restructuring moves were tech consultancy firm Accenture and airline group Lufthansa. —Annie Nova, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026

The discovery, announced by Arkeologerna, a Swedish archaeological consultancy, occurred around a site near Järna, southwest of Stockholm. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see consult entry 1

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1