AGENCIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Agency

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century (in the senses ‘position or function of an agent’ and ‘ability to act, activity’): from medieval Latin agentia, from agent- ‘doing’ (see agent)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈeɪdʒ(ə)nsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group

Short Definition:

provider of service

Examples:
  • an advertising agency
  • aid agencies
Definition:

action or intervention producing a particular effect

Short Definition:

action/intervention producing effect

Examples:
  • canals carved by the agency of running water

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