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noun part of the business activity of a country ADJ. important, key | growing, growth | independent, private | public, state | voluntary | formal | informal | agricultural, banking, business, commercial, corporate, economic, financial, further/higher education, health, industrial, industry, manufacturing, market, primary, retail, service The survey covers a wide range of industry sectors. | rural, urban PREP. in a/the ~ employment opportunities in the higher education sector PHRASES a sector of the economy/market part of an area or of a large group of people VERB + SECTOR divide sth into Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. PHRASES a sector of the population/society
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sector
adjectives
an economic sector
(= one part of the economy )
• The country is making efforts to expand such economic sectors as tourism and information technology.
the agricultural/manufacturing/industrial sector
(= the part of the economy to do with growing food/producing goods )
• As the industrial sector grew, more and more of the population moved to the cities.
the service sector
(= the part of the economy to do with providing services, such as banking or tourism )
• The proportion of service sector jobs within the economy has grown.
the financial/banking sector
(= the part of the economy to do with money and finance )
• The UK financial sector is looking healthier than ever.
the public sector
(= businesses controlled by the government )
• The government has been holding down pay in the public sector.
the private sector
(= businesses that the government does not control )
• Generally speaking, employees in the private sector are well rewarded.
the voluntary sector
(= people doing socially useful work for no money )
• The voluntary sector has an important role in tackling urban deprivation.
an important sector
• Sport is now recognized as an important sector of economic activity.
a key sector
(= a very important one )
• They identified cars and electronics as key sectors in the economy.
the rented sector
(= homes that people can rent )
• We have lost 2 million homes from the rented sector.
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