subsector
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- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌsɛktər/
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subsector
- The technology subsector has seen significant advancements in the last decade.
- sectors and subsectors
- particular subsectors
Examples
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A dual structure has evolved in most of the Caribbean garment industry over the last fifteen to twenty-five years, in which an increasingly marginal subsector produces for the domestic market and a more prominent export-processing enclave sector has become part of a transnational circuit.
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Agriculture generates $55 billion and 350,000 jobs annually, and wine is one of its fastest-growing subsectors.
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The subsector of domestic private businesses is a different story, however.
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Since the late 1980s, a market-based labor management system has taken shape in the subsector.
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During the subsector's initial stages of development, most privately owned firms were small and had few employees.
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Experts predict that the renewable energy subsector will continue to grow rapidly.
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The healthcare subsector plays a crucial role in the overall economy by providing essential services.
Synonyms
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A part of the economy or society, for example health services
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A more specific category inside a larger group, like a kind of virus
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A smaller, more specific group within a larger category
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A part of the market that serves a specific group of customers
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A smaller, more focused area within a larger field of study or work
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A smaller area of a subject that studies a specific topic
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A smaller group inside a larger group that shares certain features
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A smaller area of study or work within a larger subject
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A smaller part of a larger area or topic
A smaller part of a protein that has its own shape and job
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word subsector comes from the parts sub- and sector. sub- means 'under' or 'smaller' and sector means a 'part' or 'area', so a subsector is a smaller, focused part inside a larger sector, like one narrow area within an industry.