sector of commerce (noun)
1market sector — ➔ sector * * * Listed securities from a particular industry. Stock exchanges have sector indices which track the performance of listed companies by industry, e.g. banks, chemicals or forestry and paper. * * * market sector UK US noun [C]… …
2service sector — ➔ sector * * * service sector UK US noun [S] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE ► the part of a country s economy that is made up of businesses that provide services: in the service sector »The new jobs are all in the service sector, such as retailing, business …
3the retail market/sector/trade — Ⅰ. the retail market/sector/trade ► the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this: »The company is now the UK s eighth largest motor insurer in the retail market. Main Entry: ↑retail Ⅱ. the …
4the retail sector — Ⅰ. the retail market/sector/trade ► the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this: »The company is now the UK s eighth largest motor insurer in the retail market. Main Entry: ↑retail Ⅱ. the …
5the retail sector/trade — Ⅰ. the retail market/sector/trade ► the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this: »The company is now the UK s eighth largest motor insurer in the retail market. Main Entry: ↑retail Ⅱ. the …
6pure play — A company involved in only one line of business. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * pure play ˌpure ˈplay noun [countable] COMMERCE a company that is only involved in one kind of business activity : • Online pure plays are veterans of the… …
7the retail market — Ⅰ. the retail market/sector/trade ► the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this: »The company is now the UK s eighth largest motor insurer in the retail market. Main Entry: ↑retail Ⅱ. the …
8the retail trade — Ⅰ. the retail market/sector/trade ► the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this: »The company is now the UK s eighth largest motor insurer in the retail market. Main Entry: ↑retail Ⅱ. the …
9pure-play — UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE a company that sells only one type of product or service: »We are the most successful pure play in the restaurant sector. ► E COMMERCE a company that operates only over the internet, and has no physical stores: »… …
10industry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, growing, thriving ▪ one of the fastest growing industries in the world ▪ important, key, major ▪ …
