consultancy

[ kuhn-suhl-tn-see ]

/ kənˈsʌl tn si /

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noun, plural con·sult·an·cies.

the state of being a consultant; the position of a consultant: a consultancy with a government agency.

a person or firm that provides consulting advice or services.

consultation (defs. 1, 2).

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Origin of consultancy

consult + -ancy

Words nearby consultancy

consular agent, consulate, consulate general, consul general, consult, consultancy, consultant, consultant nurse, consultantship, consultation, consultative

How to use consultancy in a sentence

According to Jamin Warren, founder of the strategic consultancy Twofivesix, that shift has come more on the brand side than on the gaming side.
Why new agencies are trying to capitalize on the online gaming boom|jim cooper|February 12, 2021|Digiday
National drowning data are difficult to come by, but statistics compiled by Total Aquatic Programming, an aquatics consultancy that has tallied drownings since 2008, tabulated fewer child drownings in 2020 compared to 2019.
Fewer Children Died in 2020, Despite the Pandemic. Experts Are Trying to Figure Out Why|Emily Barone|January 14, 2021|Time
In its World Economic League Table, the consultancy also calculated that China could become a high-income economy as soon as 2023.
U.S. economy to drop to No. 2 earlier due to pandemic|Verne Kopytoff|December 26, 2020|Fortune
The FTC, meanwhile, took aim at Facebook almost immediately after concluding an investigation into the company over its entanglement with Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, that forced the tech giant to pay a $5 billion penalty.
U.S., states sue Facebook as an illegal monopoly, setting stage for potential breakup|Tony Romm|December 9, 2020|Washington Post

They were all entry-level positions in all kinds of companies, from consultancies to financial service providers.
To take control of your career, ask for what you want—directly and explicitly|matthewheimer|November 8, 2020|Fortune
Robert Lawrence runs a digital media consultancy in Michigan.
Adobe’s ‘Creative Cloud’ Goes Offline—and Takes a Million Designers With It|Kyle Chayka|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Western democrats became hypocrites in the face of consultancy contracts or low-cost oil and gas.
Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy|Michael Weiss|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He will continue to work at the brand consultancy companies he co-founded, Announcement and The Anonymous Partner.
Stella McCartney's Husband New, Bigger Footprint|Tom Sykes|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After a radical restructuring—and a round of debt-forgiveness from the FDIC—the consultancy survived.
Bill Bain Speaks: ‘The Unfair Attacks Are Not Worth Responding To’|Alex Klein|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For her part, Sander launched a fashion consultancy and recently ended a collaboration with the Japanese mass merchant Uniqlo.
Raf Simons Leaves Jil Sander|Robin Givhan|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST