service industry

noun [C] ECONOMICS

Definition

› all the businesses that provide services, or a particular group of these businesses: It is the service industry that accounts for the most jobs in Utah. Job gains in service industries such as health care and banking offset losses in such areas as construction.

(Definition of service industry noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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