tertiarization

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noun

A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.

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Meanings

nountertiarization (uncountable)

alternative tertiarisation

  1. uncountableeconomicsA shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.

Origin

From tertiary + -ization. By surface analysis, terti- + -ary + -ize + -ate + -ion.

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APA

tertiarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarization

MLA

“tertiarization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertiarization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarization.

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