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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As the world’s richest man, Musk simply doesn’t have access to the realities of the service industry, or, for that matter, taking the family out to get burgers and milkshakes.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Uber, Lucid, and Nuro aim to gain market share in multi-billion dollar robotaxi service industry with 20,000 autonomous EVs.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Off-screen, Machado has worked in the service industry as a hostess and an event services agent in N.Y.C., per her LinkedIn.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 16 July 2025
Jobs that lower income Americans are more likely to have, like in the service industry, and part-time/seasonal jobs are also less likely to offer coverage.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Uber, Lucid, and Nuro aim to gain market share in multi-billion dollar robotaxi service industry with 20,000 autonomous EVs.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Off-screen, Machado has worked in the service industry as a hostess and an event services agent in N.Y.C., per her LinkedIn.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 16 July 2025
Jobs that lower income Americans are more likely to have, like in the service industry, and part-time/seasonal jobs are also less likely to offer coverage.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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