tertiary industry
Definition
noun
an industry which does not produce raw materials or manufacture products but offers a service such as banking, retailing, or accountancy
Use tertiary industry in a sentence
“ It was a tertiary industry and that meant a few things like the fact that they offered services such as banking and retailing. ”
“ The tertiary industry has booming these last two quarters due mainly in part to a boost in the economy and people have more to spend. ”
“ As the economy began to collapse, the tertiary industry businesses began to struggle more and more, as consumers did not have as much capital to spend on services. ”
