agency Hear it!

agency definition

agen·cy (ā′jən sē)

noun pl. agencies -·cies

  1. active force; action; power
  2. that by which something is done; means; instrumentality
  3. the business of any person, firm, etc. empowered to act for another
  4. the business office or district of such a person, firm, etc.
  5. an administrative division of government with specific functions
  6. an organization that offers a particular kind of assistance a social agency

Etymology: ML agentia < prp. of L agere, act

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments (1) Add Your Comment

marion123

Profile

Friends

Friends of

This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.

Marion Barrett
Recruitment Agency

Posted by marion123 122 days ago.

Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.