service industrynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɜː.vɪs ˌɪn.də.stri/us/ˈsɝː.vɪs ˌɪn.də.stri/an industry that provides a service for people but does not result in the production of goods:
More than 70 percent of jobs in the area are in service industries, ranging from hotels to banking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- outfit
- plc
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
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