sector
noun IELTS
- English meaning
- A part of an economy or society, such as an industry.
- Example
The health sector employs more people than any other industry.
- Common collocations
- public sector; private sector; the services sector
- Word family
- sectors, sectoral
- Academic Word List · Sublist 1
Translation
- 한국어부문, 분야
- 中文部门，行业
- 日本語部門、セクター
- ไทยภาคส่วน
- Bahasa Indonesiasektor
- Tiếng Việtngành, khu vực
- Русскийсектор
- हिन्दीक्षेत्र (सेक्टर)
Entries marked AWL come from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000), a widely used list of words that appear often in university texts. Definitions, examples and translations are written by AUSLEX.
Meanings and translations are AUSLEX editorial drafts. Usage can vary by region, age and situation.