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- DictionaryA·gen·cy/ˈājənsē/
noun
- 1. a business or organization established to provide a particular service, typically one that involves organizing transactions between two other parties: "an advertising agency"
- 2. action or intervention, especially such as to produce a particular effect: "canals carved by the agency of running water"
the state of being in action or of exerting power; operation: the agency of divine Providence. the capacity to act or exert power: We may have our free agency, but we are responsible for our choices. a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality: nominated by the agency of friends. Synonyms: intercession. agency. / ˈeɪdʒənsɪ / noun.
1. (Commerce) a business or other organization providing a specific service: an employment agency. 2. (Commerce) the place where an agent conducts business. 3. (Commerce) the business, duties, or functions of an agent. 4. action, power, or operation: the agency of fate. 5. intercession or mediation. 6.
Definitions of agency. noun. the state of being in action or exerting power. “the agency of providence” “she has free agency ” see more. noun. the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent. synonyms: delegacy, representation. see more. noun. a business that provides a specialized service. see more. noun.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses. [business] We had to hire maids through an agency. ...a successful advertising agency. Synonyms: business, company, office, firm More Synonyms of agency. 2. See also advertising agency, employment agency, press agency, travel agency. 3. countable noun
noun. /ˈeɪdʒənsi/ (plural agencies) Idioms. a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations. She works for an advertising agency. through an agency He managed to find a job through an agency.
B1. a business that provides a service: an advertising agency. agency noun [C] (ORGANIZATION) an international organization or government department: an international development agency. See also. travel agency. (Definition of agency from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of agency.
agency /ˈeɪdʒənsɪ/ n ( pl -cies) a business or other organization providing a specific service: an employment agency. the place where an agent conducts business. the business, duties, or functions of an agent. action, power, or operation: the agency of fate. Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agere to do.