sector
noun [ C ]
ECONOMICS uk/ˈsektər/ usone of the areas of activity that a country's economy is divided into:
the agricultural/industrial/manufacturing sector
the banking/business/financial sector
the IT/technology/telecommunications sector
in a sector New jobs were being created in the aerospace sector.
Compare
industry
See also
commercial sector
corporate sector
primary sector
private-sector
the private sector
public-sector
the public sector
the retail sector
secondary sector
service sector
tertiary sector
third sector