Ahensiya

agencynoun

Alternative meanings

agency; office; service company; institution; intermediary; pawnshop, depending on context

Pronunciation

ah-HEN-see-yah

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from Spanish agencia. It also appears as ahensya in common spelling. It is related to ahente, agent or intermediary.

Variants or conjugations

ahensiya; ahensya; agencia

Related words and expressions

ahente = agent; opisina = office; negosyo = business; institusyon = institution; serbisyo = service; pawnshop = pawnshop

Meaning and usage notes

Ahensiya can refer to a government agency, travel agency, employment agency, security agency, or intermediary business. In some contexts it can also mean pawnshop.