26984 words

sectors

5 definitions • 11 examples
1
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided:

Examples:

In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money.
The country has a new policy of transferring state industries from the public sector to the private sector.
2
an area of land or sea that has been divided from other areas and is controlled by a particular country:

Examples:

What is the total oil output from the British sector of the North Sea?
3
a part of society that can be separated from other parts because of its own special character:

Examples:

4
A sector is also an area of land or sea that has been divided from other areas:

Examples:

The buildings are in an industrial sector in the southern part of the city.
5
one of the areas of activity that a country's economy is divided into:

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