service industry
Definition
An industry comprised of companies that primarily earn revenue through providing intangible products and services. Service industry companies are involved in retail, transport, distribution, food services, as well as other service-dominated businesses. Also called service sector, tertiary sector of industry. See also primary industry, secondary industry.
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service industry is in the Advertising, Marketing, & Sales and Economics, Politics, & Society subjects.
service industry appears in the definitions of the following terms: secondary industry, primary industry and tertiary
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