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 industrialization had inspired vast populations to relocate to the capital, a booming service industry followed to cater to their needs and wants. Jennifer Dasal july 16, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025 Other flexible jobs in transportation, professional services, the service industry logged the lowest amount of hours daily. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2025 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. 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 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 27 Aug. 2025.

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