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service industry

British  

noun

  1. an industry that provides services, such as transport or entertainment, rather than goods

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

service industry Cultural  
  1. An industry that produces services rather than goods. Examples include transportation, banking, retail trade, and entertainment.


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But part-time service industry worker Konno Hazuki, 29, does not feel she is "about to be replaced by AI".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

A boom in developments, service industry start-ups and university graduates, among other factors, has driven economic growth.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

A woman in a service industry, an immigrant to America from Eastern Europe who’s been here about 20 years, took me aside recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

Locally, several Los Angeles restaurateurs report that they have yet to recover from entertainment industry strikes last year, which severely affected the service industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

In the tradition of the service industry, they promise to take back pupils unable to meet the standardized criteria.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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