Meanings
nounconsultancy (countable and uncountable, plural consultancies)
plural consultancies
- countableuncountableA consultant or consulting firm.
For a PR campaign like never before, one needs a consultancy of unprecedented scope and power.
- countableuncountableThe services offered by a consultant.
I've been doing IT consultancy for three years.
Origin
From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch adviesbureau, consultancybedrijf
- adviesbureauconsulting firm
- consultancybedrijfconsulting firm
Finnish konsulttiyhtiö
- konsulttiyhtiöconsulting firm
French cabinet de conseil, société de conseil
- cabinet de conseilconsulting firm
- société de conseilconsulting firm
Italian consulenza
- consulenzaconsulting firm
Polish firma konsultingowa
- firma konsultingowaconsulting firm
Portuguese consultoria
- consultoriaconsulting firm
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APA
consultancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultancy
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“consultancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consultancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultancy.
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