Tertiärsektor

German

Etymology

tertiär (tertiary) +‎ Sektor (sector).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛʁˈt͡si̯ɛːɐ̯ˌzɛktoːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧ti‧är‧sek‧tor

Noun

Tertiärsektor m (strong, genitive Tertiärsektors, plural Tertiärsektore)

  1. (economics) tertiary sector (the segment of the economy that provides services to consumers and other businesses)
    In hochentwickelten Volkswirtschaften entfallen über 70 Prozent der Bruttowertschöpfung auf den Tertiärsektor.
    In highly developed economies, over 70 percent of gross value added comes from the tertiary sector.

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