consulting

[kuhn-suhl-ting]

adjective

1. employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession.

   a consulting physician.

2. of, relating to, or used for consultation.

   a physician's consulting room.

consulting

/ kənˈsʌltɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters

   a consulting engineer

Other Word Forms

• unconsulting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consulting¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; consult + -ing ²

Example Sentences

A pay analysis presented Wednesday by the consulting firm Segal found that about 75% of comparable institutions pay executives more than CSU.

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The elite consulting firm on Wednesday named one of its smallest classes of partners in recent years, elevating 224 people to the much-coveted position, according to an internal note viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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After much research, study, testing, and consulting, the team chose the first panda for freedom in the wild: Xiang Xiang, a captive-born and -raised cub who was roughly two years old when training began.

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These are tiny companies—hot pot restaurants, event planners, obscure consulting firms.

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The local authority had in fact been consulting on an updated Local Flood Risk Management strategy over the summer.

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Related Words

• consultative