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.—
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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
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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.
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On Thursday, the Challenger, Gray & Christmas consultancy reported that February saw the most job cuts announced in a single month since the early days of the pandemic, as the massive cuts called for by Elon Musk's DOGE project began to take effect.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
French auto consultancy Inovev has cut its forecast to 40% for 2030.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Why These Workplace Realities Matter To further break down these corporate myths, Newsweek spoke with Patrice Lindo, the CEO of Career Nomad, a consultancy specializing in leadership development and career strategy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Another recent survey of 100 lenders by Knight Frank , the global real estate consultancy, suggested that more than £100 billion ($126.4 billion) was raised by debt funds capable of using £200 billion in back leverage from banks.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
French auto consultancy Inovev has cut its forecast to 40% for 2030.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Why These Workplace Realities Matter To further break down these corporate myths, Newsweek spoke with Patrice Lindo, the CEO of Career Nomad, a consultancy specializing in leadership development and career strategy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Another recent survey of 100 lenders by Knight Frank , the global real estate consultancy, suggested that more than £100 billion ($126.4 billion) was raised by debt funds capable of using £200 billion in back leverage from banks.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Consultancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consultancy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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