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tertiary sector

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sector of the economy that principally provides goods and services to consumers using goods produced by the other sectors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 第三產業 /第三产业 (dì-sān chǎnyè) — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Dutch: tertiaire sector — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Dutch: dienstensector — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Finnish: palvelusektori — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • French: secteur tertiaire — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Japanese: 第三次産業 (daisan-ji sangyō) — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Māori: rāngai mātātoru — economic sector that provides goods and services
  • Polish: sektor usług — economic sector that provides goods and services