Consultancy

//kənˈsʌltənsi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A consultant or consulting firm. countable, uncountable

    "For a PR campaign like never before, one needs a consultancy of unprecedented scope and power."

  2. 2
    the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field wordnet
  3. 3
    The services offered by a consultant. countable, uncountable

    "I've been doing IT consultancy for three years."

Example

More examples

"Mary works at a prestigious consultancy firm."

Etymology

From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy.

Related phrases

e-consultancy

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