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SECTOR TERCIARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economics
- Production (Economics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- service sector
1, record 1, English, service%20sector
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- service industry 2, record 1, English, service%20industry
correct
- tertiary industry 3, record 1, English, tertiary%20industry
correct
- tertiary sector 4, record 1, English, tertiary%20sector
correct
- service-producing industry 5, record 1, English, service%2Dproducing%20industry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] set of economic activities related to the provision of services. 6, record 1, English, - service%20sector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It includes banking, insurance, commerce, transport, communications, tourism, and all sorts of consultancies. 6, record 1, English, - service%20sector
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - service%20sector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économique
- Production (Économie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- secteur des services
1, record 1, French, secteur%20des%20services
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- secteur tertiaire 2, record 1, French, secteur%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
- industrie des services 3, record 1, French, industrie%20des%20services
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - secteur%20des%20services
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
secteur tertiaire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, French, - secteur%20des%20services
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía
- Producción (Economía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sector terciario
1, record 1, Spanish, sector%20terciario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- industria de servicios 2, record 1, Spanish, industria%20de%20servicios
feminine noun
- sector de los servicios 2, record 1, Spanish, sector%20de%20los%20servicios
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sector terciario: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - sector%20terciario
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