consultancy

American  

[kuhn-suhl-tn-see] / kənˈsʌl tn si /

noun

plural

consultancies

1. the state of being a consultant; the position of a consultant.

   a consultancy with a government agency.

2. a person or firm that provides consulting advice or services.

3. consultation.

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Etymology

Origin of consultancy

consult + -ancy

Explanation

If it's your job to give advice about how to run a lemonade stand, you've started your own lemonade-selling consultancy, or a business that gives expert information about a particular field. Most consultancies have to do with the business world, as when a company that's trying to avoid harming the environment hires an environmental consultancy to provide expert tips about how to be more environmentally friendly. But any firm that's in the business of giving advice — whether to governments or schools or sports teams — can be described as a consultancy.

Example Sentences

Consultancy Kpler estimated this week that about 400 oil tankers are stuck on either side of the strait.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, both top 10 index components, have each lost 15% this year, and 30% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He was rescued by Louise Wilson, of Conservation K9 Consultancy in Wrexham, at eight months old when he was a "lost soul" struggling to find a home.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

U.S. workers have filed several complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about Indian tech giant Tata Consultancy Services, the country’s biggest tech-services firm, alleging the company fired them and replaced them with H-1B workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

Essentially, Edison was replacing domestic IT specialists earning $80,000 to $160,000 with workers provided by two India-based outsourcing firms, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, which were paying their recruits $65,000 to $71,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025