consultancy
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a company that provides expert advice to other businesses or people.
a professional service firm that provides expert advice within a particular field.
Simple“She left her job at the bank to start her own environmental consultancy.”
In context“The government hired a leading management consultancy to oversee the restructuring of the national healthcare system.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
the work or service of giving expert advice to a company.
the practice or profession of giving expert advice within a specific field.
Simple“The firm offers consultancy in areas like marketing and digital strategy.”
In context“His extensive experience in international law makes him a highly sought-after figure for private consultancy.”
“Cornwall Insight, the consultancy, has forecast that a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity, paid through direct debit, will pay £1,729 a year from October.”
“We have broadened the definition to include a lot more,” Pooja Choksi, founder of environmental consultancy Ficus Research Consulting, told me.”
From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.