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consultancy

consultancy

11 4.9
A company that gives expert advice to other companies in a particular area
  • noun
  • /kənˈsʌltənsi/
translation icon : consultoría
  • A single Indian firm, Tata Consultancy Services, employs more than 5,000 foreign consultants in the U.S.
  • consultancy research
  • consultancy services
  • management consultancy

So, so they take consultancy and they say we need this agency.

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Examples

  • Bio: Magda Kirsch is a senior partner in EDUCONSULT, a consultancy firm in education.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Many businesses hire a consultancy to improve their operations and increase profits.

  • "I sent along the standard consultancy agreement, hundreds of which have been signed in due course," he says.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I think for the most part, unless you are an enormous company, you, you generally seek legal advice on a consultancy basis.

  • Seriously, Barry, I'm doing a bit of consultancy work at this funny little place up on the East Coast.

  • I was thinking of bringing Maya on for a consultancy.

  • In 1986, he founded a consultancy company in India, guiding the development of reactor safety and other engineering software.

    Academic text (2007)
  • At the same time, Paradigm, a consultancy focused on personalization for adults with learning disabilities, trained the project's staff.

    Academic text (2009)
  • David Border is the principal of DBCC, a compost consultancy based in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Health insurer Vitality has combined with consultancy Mercer to launch its "Britain's Healthiest Company" study.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

consulting firm
vsconsultancy
35 3.6

A company of experts that gives advice to businesses for money

refers to the activity of giving expert advice rather than the organisation that sells it
consulting company
vsconsultancy
6 3.7

A business that gives expert advice to other organizations for money

refers to the activity of giving expert advice rather than the business selling it
management consulting
vsconsultancy
3 3.8

Giving expert advice to companies to help them run their business better and grow

applies to expert advice in many fields not limited to improving how organizations are run
advisory service
vsconsultancy
1 4.2

A person or company that gives expert advice to help people make decisions

is broader professional practice not only for decision support
e-consulting
vsconsultancy
  • Texting
6.0

A service that gives professional advice online to businesses

is the expert advice practice that is not limited to remote internet delivery

How Professional

consultancy
11 4.9

Surface Forms

consultancy singular
consultancies plural

Morphology

consultancy = consult (transparent) = consult + ancy

Formed by the verb 'consult' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ancy', producing a noun for the practice or business of consulting.

Etymology

The word consultancy comes from the verb consult, from the old Latin root consultare meaning 'to ask' or 'to talk about a problem'. You can see the same root in consultant, a person people ask for expert help. So a consultancy is a business where experts are asked to give advice, which is why it means professional advice.