consultancy
Americannoun
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consultancies
plural
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the state of being a consultant; the position of a consultant.
a consultancy with a government agency.
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a person or firm that provides consulting advice or services.
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of consultancy
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.
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Industrial companies in Germany last year cut 124,000 jobs, according to consultancy EY, about double the figure for 2024, and losses were concentrated in the automotive sector.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Jamie Stone is a packaging expert at global innovation consultancy PA Consulting.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ms. Barker left campaign life for the more lucrative world of progressive consultancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
With exports constrained by port capacity, it is likely that 4 million to 4.5 million barrels a day has been Yanbu’s maximum sustained capacity, said Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, a consultancy in Dubai.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
His address was easy to find— I Googled him and found www.shipwellconsulting.co.uk, the site where he advertises “a range of consultancy, cloud- and web-based services for business and nonprofit organizations.”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Her book abounds with busybody advocacy groups, donor advisory networks and consultancies run by know-nothing 20-somethings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The World Cup’s organizing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, and its partner consultancies estimate the tournament could generate up to $40.9 billion in global gross domestic product.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, OpenAI in February announced its “Frontier Alliance,” a program anchored by consultancies, including Accenture.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
The SPS carried out two cost consultancies, which it says found the £998m cost was "typical for the industry."
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Together with major league consultancies, such as Baker-McKinsey, they coached Russian entrepreneurs and managers in the ways of the West.
From Crime and Corruption by Samuel Vaknin
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