agency — a business or organization that provides a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a business or organization that provides a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
Korean meaning: 대행업체, 기관
Korean pronunciation: **에**이전시
Example Sentences
- My friend opened a detective agency, but his first case was finding his own missing car keys.
- The modeling agency rejected me because I'm too short, but they hired me as their coffee delivery person.
- The space agency launched a mission to Mars to search for intelligent life, but they should have started with Earth first.
agency
NOUN//ˈeɪdʒənsi//
a business or organization that provides a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group
The travel agency books her dream trip to Iceland in minutes.
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Origin
라틴어 'agere(행동하다)'에서 온 단어로, 누군가를 대신해서 행동하는 조직이라는 의미에서 발달했습니다.
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📝Examples
“My friend opened a detective agency, but his first case was finding his own missing car keys.”
“The modeling agency rejected me because I'm too short, but they hired me as their coffee delivery person.”
“The space agency launched a mission to Mars to search for intelligent life, but they should have started with Earth first.”
“The environmental agency is working to reduce pollution levels in the city.”
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