tertiary industry

noun

An industry that provides goods or services to consumers using raw materials from primary industry and goods processed by secondary industry.

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Meanings

nountertiary industry (plural tertiary industries)

plural tertiary industries

  1. economicsAn industry that provides goods or services to consumers using raw materials from primary industry and goods processed by secondary industry.
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tertiary industry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20industry

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