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TERTIARY SECTOR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Establishments
- Corporate Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gazelle company
1, record 1, English, gazelle%20company
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gazelle 2, record 1, English, gazelle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-growth company that has been increasing its revenues by at least 20% annually for four years or more, starting from a revenue base of at least $1 million. 1, record 1, English, - gazelle%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The gazelles... They are established businesses that are already posting outstanding sales growth.... They have the necessary financial capacity and determination to commit to an intensive growth strategy. Most of them are in the manufacturing sector as well as the high value-added tertiary sector. 3, record 1, English, - gazelle%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A gazelle company is said to have more than doubled its revenues over a four-year period and to be growing two or three times faster than other companies in the same sector. 4, record 1, English, - gazelle%20company
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements commerciaux
- Économie de l'entreprise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entreprise gazelle
1, record 1, French, entreprise%20gazelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gazelle 2, record 1, French, gazelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entreprise à forte croissance qui augmente ses revenus d'au moins 20 % par année depuis quatre ans ou plus, en partant d'une base de revenu d'au moins 1 million de dollars. 3, record 1, French, - entreprise%20gazelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon l'OCDE [Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques], les gazelles sont un sous-groupe des entreprises à forte croissance qui englobe des entreprises nées au plus cinq ans avant la fin de la période d'observation de trois ans. Les gazelles comptent des salariés depuis cinq ans au maximum; la croissance annuelle moyenne de leur effectif (ou de leur chiffre d’affaires) est supérieure à 20 % sur une période de trois ans, pour un effectif d’au moins dix employés au début de la période. 4, record 1, French, - entreprise%20gazelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les gazelles […] Ce sont des entreprises établies qui connaissent déjà une croissance hors norme de leurs ventes. […] Elles ont la capacité financière et la volonté nécessaires pour s'investir dans une stratégie de croissance intensive. Elles sont issues principalement du secteur manufacturier ainsi que du secteur tertiaire à forte valeur ajoutée. 5, record 1, French, - entreprise%20gazelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos comerciales
- Economía empresarial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- empresa gacela
1, record 1, Spanish, empresa%20gacela
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las empresas "gacela" son empresas que incrementan su valor en periodos cortos de tiempo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - empresa%20gacela
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics (2008) define como "gacela" aquella empresa de alto crecimiento que no supera los cinco años de vida. 3, record 1, Spanish, - empresa%20gacela
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- labour market shift to the tertiary sector 1, record 2, English, labour%20market%20shift%20to%20the%20tertiary%20sector
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
labour market shift to the tertiary sector : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 2, English, - labour%20market%20shift%20to%20the%20tertiary%20sector
Record 2, Key term(s)
- labor market shift to the tertiary sector
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déplacement de l'emploi vers le secteur tertiaire
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9placement%20de%20l%27emploi%20vers%20le%20secteur%20tertiaire
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déplacement de l'emploi vers le secteur tertiaire : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9placement%20de%20l%27emploi%20vers%20le%20secteur%20tertiaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economics
- Production (Economics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- service sector
1, record 3, English, service%20sector
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- service industry 2, record 3, English, service%20industry
correct
- tertiary industry 3, record 3, English, tertiary%20industry
correct
- tertiary sector 4, record 3, English, tertiary%20sector
correct
- service-producing industry 5, record 3, English, service%2Dproducing%20industry
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] set of economic activities related to the provision of services. 6, record 3, English, - service%20sector
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It includes banking, insurance, commerce, transport, communications, tourism, and all sorts of consultancies. 6, record 3, English, - service%20sector
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
service industry; tertiary sector : terms and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 7, record 3, English, - service%20sector
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Économique
- Production (Économie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- secteur des services
1, record 3, French, secteur%20des%20services
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- secteur tertiaire 2, record 3, French, secteur%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
- industrie des services 3, record 3, French, industrie%20des%20services
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secteur des activités économiques comprenant notamment le commerce, les transports, les services (les activités financières et d'assurance, etc.). 4, record 3, French, - secteur%20des%20services
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
secteur tertiaire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 3, French, - secteur%20des%20services
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía
- Producción (Economía)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sector terciario
1, record 3, Spanish, sector%20terciario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- industria de servicios 2, record 3, Spanish, industria%20de%20servicios
feminine noun
- sector de los servicios 2, record 3, Spanish, sector%20de%20los%20servicios
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de actividades económicas relacionadas con la producción de servicios. Abarca la banca, los seguros, el comercio, el transporte, las comunicaciones, el turismo, y todo tipo de asesorías. 1, record 3, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se está empezando a usar el término sector cuaternario para englobar los servicios relacionados con los conocimientos, el ocio y el tiempo libre, como espectáculos y turismo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sector terciario: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 3, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Government Accounting
- Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- non primary business income source
1, record 4, English, non%20primary%20business%20income%20source
see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The expression could also mean "a source of income from a business which is not in the primary sector of the economy" :"non primary(sector) business income source". In economy, the primary sector is the natural resources sector; the secondary sector, the transformation and manufactured products sector; and the tertiary sector, the services sector. 2, record 4, English, - non%20primary%20business%20income%20source
Record 4, Key term(s)
- non-primary business income source
- non primary-business income source
- non primary sector business income source
- non-primary sector business income source
- non primary-sector business income source
- non-primary-sector business income source
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Comptabilité publique
- Commerce
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- source de revenus non tirés principalement d'une entreprise
1, record 4, French, source%20de%20revenus%20non%20tir%C3%A9s%20principalement%20d%27une%20entreprise
see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si le sens du terme anglais est «non primary-sector business income source», l'expression se rendra par «source de revenus tirés d'une entreprise d'un secteur autre que le secteur primaire» ou «source de revenus non tirés d'une entreprise du secteur primaire». En économie, le secteur primaire est celui des matières premières; le secteur secondaire, celui de la transformation et des produits manufacturés; et le secteur tertiaire, celui des services. 2, record 4, French, - source%20de%20revenus%20non%20tir%C3%A9s%20principalement%20d%27une%20entreprise
Record 4, Key term(s)
- source de revenus tirés d'une entreprise d'un secteur autre que le secteur primaire
- source de revenus non tirés d'une entreprise du secteur primaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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