consultancy C1 Topic:Business & Commerce US /kənˈsʌltənsi/ See IPA manual Freq #49239 Meanings 1 noun A company that gives expert advice in a particular field. She left the bank to start her own management consultancy. 2 noun The work or service of giving expert professional advice. He has been doing IT consultancy for three years. Thesaurus Word family Forms consultancies Derived forms e-consultancy Etymology AI details From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy. Topics Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # consultancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˈsʌltənsi/ **Frequency rank:** 49239 ## Meanings 1. A company that gives expert advice in a particular field. 2. The work or service of giving expert professional advice. ## Examples - She left the bank to start her own management consultancy. - He has been doing IT consultancy for three years. ## Derived Forms - e-consultancy ## Etymology From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy. ## AI Etymology Consultancy is from consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a company that gives expert advice in a particular field, or the work or service of giving expert professional advice. Derived formations include e-consultancy. ## Topics - Business & Commerce - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown