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consulting service

consulting service

4 3.5
A service that gives expert advice to people or companies
  • noun
  • /kənˈsʌltɪŋ ˈsɜrvɪs/
translation icon : servicio de consultoría
  • The company hired a consulting service to help improve its marketing strategy.
  • provide consulting service
  • corporate consulting service
  • management consulting service

So I'm, I'm trying to, I'm trying to provide a full kind of consulting service around what I do as opposed to that.

Examples

  • KISC now provides pre-investment consulting services and post-investment follow-up services.

    Academic text (2000)

  • KDPaine & Partners offers customized research and consulting services for public relations and social media programs.

    Blog text (31)

  • You have been retained to provide consulting services to Warren.

    Academic text (2004)

  • ICLEI-trained consultants are the only ones who offer planning consulting services to our local elected officials.

    Blog text (21)

  • Some of the startups provided consulting services or technological resources to other firms or government agencies.

    Academic text (2012)

  • CRS is a consulting services firm specializing in waste reduction for commercial and industrial clients.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The $200,000 cost of software and consulting services has been credited with an increase of $614,000 in revenue.

    Academic text (2007)

  • IBM's engineering and consulting services facilitated the efficient pursuit of the government's objectives.

    Academic text (2003)

  • My company, InterCultural Group, provides cross-cultural training, coaching, and consulting services to organizations that operate internationally.

    Blog text (20)

  • Now a senior consultant, Mr. Hurt currently provides consulting services on uranium enrichment and radioactive cleanup to companies with DOE contracts.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

consultant
vsconsulting service
537 3.8

A person who gives expert advice to businesses or organisations

is professional help given to clients rather than the individual who provides it
consulting firm
vsconsulting service
35 3.6

A company of experts that gives advice to businesses for money

is provided directly by individual professionals rather than by an expert organisation
consulting company
vsconsulting service
6 3.7

A business that gives expert advice to other organizations for money

is delivered by individual professionals to clients rather than by a larger business
service firm
vsconsulting service
5 3.0

A company that does work for people or other companies for money

is focused specifically on expert professional advice rather than general client support
advisory service
vsconsulting service
1 4.2

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

offers general expert help from various professionals beyond decision support

How Specialized

consulting service
4 3.5
advice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

consulting service singular
consulting services plural

Morphology

consult + service

The meaning 'a service provided by a professional advisor' is directly and transparently derived from 'consult' (to give expert guidance) combined with 'service' (assistance offered commercially); the gerund/adjective 'consulting' clearly signals the type of service. This regular noun‑phrase composition is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Consulting service comes from consult (to ask an expert) and service (help), so imagine someone going to a specialist who listens and gives guidance. That's why it means 'a service that gives expert advice'.