单词 | agency |
释义 | agency agency // noun (plural agencies)
AD AGENCY, ADVERTISING AGENCY, COLLECTION AGENCY, COMMERCIAL AGENCY, COMMERCIAL COLLECTION AGENCY, CREDIT AGENCY, CREDIT RATING AGENCY, CREDIT REFERENCE AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, FREE AGENCY, MEDIA AGENCY, RATING AGENCY, STAFF AGENCY, TEMPORARY HELP AGENCY, TRAVEL AGENCY
1 (Commerce ) [C] a business that provides a particular service, especially to other businesses: an ad/advertising/marketing agency He is employed through an agency. a reduction in the number of contract and agency workers (= employees provided by an employment agency) See note at BUSINESS
2 (often Agency) [C] a government department that provides a particular service; an international organization that provides a service to several countries: a regulatory agency the European Space Agency
3 (Law ) [U] the situation that exists where sb (the agent) agrees to sth or does sth as the representative of sb else (the principal): The clause states that no partnership or agency relationship was created. the law of agency |
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