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

After that, he was recruited by Paul Atkins, the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to join Atkins’ risk-management consultancy Patomak Global Partners.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Gustavo Razzetti is CEO of Fearless Culture, a culture design consultancy.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

In a statement, a spokesperson for Superdry said Holder resigned as a director and employee of the fashion brand in 2016, and a consultancy arrangement ended in 2019.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Espinosa is an advisor of federal public policy and organizational development strategies for his consultancy company, Communities First Consulting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She is now running her own consultancy focused on helping foundations use film and media to tell their stories.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore