tertiary sector

English

Noun

tertiary sector (plural tertiary sectors)

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

Hyponyms

• wholesaling
• retailing

Coordinate terms

• primary sector
• secondary sector

Translations

economic sector that provides goods and services

• Dutch: tertiaire sector m, dienstensector (nl) m
• Finnish: palvelusektori (fi)