agency

  • 11agency — (n.) 1650s, active operation, from M.L. agentia, noun of state from L. agentem (nom. agens) effective, powerful, prp. of agere (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)). Meaning establishment where business is done for another first recorded 1861 …

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  • 12agency — *mean, agent, instrumentality, instrument, medium, vehicle, channel, organ Analogous words: *cause, determinant, antecedent: operation, action, working (see corresponding verbs at ACT): activity (see corresponding adjective ACTIVE): machinery,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13agency — ► NOUN 1) an organization providing a particular service. 2) a government office or department providing a specific service. 3) action or intervention to produce a particular result …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14agency — /ay jeuhn see/, n., pl. agencies. 1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. 2. a company having a franchise to represent another. 3. a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it. 4 …

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  • 15agency — In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk personally or as a firm, and charging a commission… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 16agency — A relationship between two persons, by agreement or otherwise, where one (the agent) may act on behalf of the other (the principal) and bind the principal by words and actions. Relation in which one person acts for or represents another by latter …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17agency — A relationship between two persons, by agreement or otherwise, where one (the agent) may act on behalf of the other (the principal) and bind the principal by words and actions. Relation in which one person acts for or represents another by latter …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18Agency — El topónimo Agency puede hacer referencia a varios lugares de Estados Unidos: Agency, un municipio en el estado de Dakota del Sur. Agency, un municipio en el estado de Iowa. Agency, una ciudad en el estado anterior. Agency, un municipio en el… …

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  • 19agency — 01. She works as a salesrep for an advertising [agency]. 02. Mary went to the travel [agency] this morning to pick up her plane ticket. 03. The [agency] which administers food banks is planning to expand to create a larger organization to service …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 20Agency — Der Begriff Agency bezeichnet: den US amerikanischen Geheimdienst CIA, siehe: Central Intelligence Agency mehrere Städte in den USA: Agency (Iowa) Agency (Missouri) Agency (Montana) in der Medienwissenschaft den Grad der Einflussnahme des… …

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