territory
noun
uk/ˈterɪtəri/ usplural territories [ C or U ]
an area of a town, country, etc. that someone has responsibility for in their job:
A salesman's failure to achieve apparently realistic targets might be due to a change in the size of his territory.
Europe has been very fertile territory for our products.
[ C or U ]
land that belongs to a particular country:
The island is a territory of Australia.
The four new oil contracts will amount to a half billion dollars worth of foreign investment in their territory.
[ C or U ]
an area of knowledge or activity:
This is a territory that lies somewhere between mainstream sport and video games.
Online selling was new territory for us.
[ U ] FINANCE
the general level of a price, amount, value, etc.:
Crude oil prices are approaching unchartered territory.
Persistent production problems helped drive oil prices further into record territory yesterday.
sth comes/goes with the territory
something always or often happens in a particular situation and you must accept it:
It is never easy to accept criticism, but it comes with the territory.
See also
negative territory
positive territory