consulting

American  

[kuhn-suhl-ting] / kənˈsʌl tɪŋ /

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.

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consulting British  

/ kənˈsʌltɪŋ /

adjective

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

   a consulting engineer

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Other Word Forms

• unconsulting adjective

Etymology

Origin of consulting

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

Example Sentences

"Many of those people voted for Mamdani because he claimed he was going to make the city more affordable," Ruth Colp-Haber, president of the real estate consulting firm Wharton Property Advisors, wrote on LinkedIn.

From Barron's

“We’re at an inflection point” as banks and payments and digital assets converge, said Walter J. Mix III, head of the financial services group at the consulting firm BRG.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eric Troutman, a partner at a Southern California firm, has already told his clients that he is upping his rates to $6,000 for consulting on compliance issues in his niche specialty of telecom regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Record yourself answering six to eight common questions on topics such as leadership, conflict and customer handling, says Conor Grennan, CEO of AI consulting company AI Mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government began consulting on these changes in 2023, although there had been calls for tougher regulations for a decade before that, the committee said.

From BBC

Related Words

• consultative