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agency

noun/ˈeɪdʒənsi/ (AY-juhn-see)Level B2
agency meaning picture: A travel agency office with posters of mountains and beaches, an agent helping a couple at a desk.
Picture meaning of “agency” — a business or government body that provides a particular service

a business or government body that provides a particular service

An agency does work for others, like a travel agency booking tickets, or a government agency looking after one area of work.

agency meaning in Hindi

कोई कारोबार या सरकारी संस्था जो कोई ख़ास सेवा देती है

एजेंसी दूसरों के लिए काम करती है, जैसे ट्रैवल एजेंसी टिकट बुक करती है, या कोई सरकारी एजेंसी किसी एक क्षेत्र का काम संभालती है।

Examples

  1. We booked our Goa trip through a local travel agency.हमने अपनी गोवा यात्रा एक स्थानीय ट्रैवल एजेंसी से बुक की।
  2. The investigating agency has filed its report in court.जाँच एजेंसी ने अदालत में अपनी रिपोर्ट दाख़िल कर दी है।

Synonyms & antonyms

officebureaufirmorganisation

Memory trick

AGENcy is where the AGENts work: a travel agency is full of travel agents.

💡 Did you know?

Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's largest news agency, supplying stories to many newspapers.

Word origin

From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere ('to act')), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent)

Other meanings

noun An external firm handling advertising or media for a client.

agency meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकोई कारोबार या सरकारी संस्था जो कोई ख़ास सेवा देती है
Arabic · العربيةشركة أو جهة حكومية تقدّم خدمة معيّنة
French · Françaisune entreprise ou un organisme public qui fournit un service particulier
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiausaha atau badan pemerintah yang menyediakan layanan tertentu
Chinese · 中文提供某种特定服务的企业或政府机构

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