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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At various times, Boelter has claimed to work in the food service industry.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Section 230 was touted as necessary to guard the innovative potential of the nascent online service industry from death by regulation.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The legislation provides a deduction for those workers in service industry and other jobs that have traditionally relied on tips.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Jane, a single mom of one who had experience working in the service industry and a couple of modeling gigs before meeting Combs, wept throughout her testimony.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Section 230 was touted as necessary to guard the innovative potential of the nascent online service industry from death by regulation.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The legislation provides a deduction for those workers in service industry and other jobs that have traditionally relied on tips.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Jane, a single mom of one who had experience working in the service industry and a couple of modeling gigs before meeting Combs, wept throughout her testimony.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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