sector

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Pronunciation

/ˈsɛktə/(SEK-tur)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

部门；行业；扇形区（经济或社会的一个特定领域或区域）

Definition

A distinct part of an economy, society, or sphere of activity; a division or subdivision of a larger whole.

Word family

  • sectoral/ˈsɛktərəl/(adj)部门的；扇形的

Collocations

  • public sector
  • private sector
  • voluntary sector
  • financial sector
  • sector-wide
  • sector growth
  • across sectors

Examples

  1. 1.The new regulation applies across all sectors of the financial industry, not just investment banking.
  2. 2.The voluntary sector provides services that neither government nor the market is well placed to deliver.

Synonyms

  • industry/ˈɪndəstrɪ/— a particular branch of economic activity
  • field/fiːld/— an area of activity
  • segment/ˈsɛɡmənt/— a part of a larger whole

Etymology

from Latin "sector" = cutter, from "secare" (to cut)