service industry
noun
: a type of business that provides services to customers rather than producing a product
jobs in the service industries
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The service industry was at the core of the relief efforts, with workers giving their all to care for neighbors while enduring their own losses and woes.
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Consulting with tax professionals specializing in the service industry can help avoid these pitfalls.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Others said that the scenario brought back memories of their own time working in the service industry — and not in a good way.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Consulting with tax professionals specializing in the service industry can help avoid these pitfalls.
—Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Others said that the scenario brought back memories of their own time working in the service industry — and not in a good way.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for service industry
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“Service industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20industry. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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