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sector

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈsɛktɚ/ · UK /ˈsektə/

sector means: One part of a larger area or system, especially an area of business activity.

noun

AREA OR DIVISIONB2

One part of a larger area or system, especially an area of business activity.

  • The service sector employs many people.
  • Soldiers searched the northern sector.
  • This sector of the economy is growing.

How to use it: a sector of something (This sector of the city has many factories.)

Similar words: part, division, section

Common phrases: service sector, northern sector, sector of something, public sector

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