agencia

See also: agenciá, agència, and agência

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈxenθja/ [aˈxẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈxensja/ [aˈxẽn.sja]
• Hyphenation: a‧gen‧cia

Etymology 1

From Latin agentia.

Noun

agencia f (plural agencias)

1. agency (the office or function of an agent)
2. agency (an establishment engaged in doing business for another)
3. branch (a location of an organization)

   Synonym: sucursal

4. agency (administrative unit of government)

Derived terms

• agencia de empleo
• agencia de viajes
• agencia matrimonial
• agenciar

Related terms

• agente

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

agencia

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of agenciar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of agenciar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of agenciar.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001