Tertiary sector,

Definition of Tertiary sector:

1. The sector of an economy concerned with or relating to tertiary industry.

2. Voluntary or non-profit sector of an economy; described by Jim Joseph (President, Council On Foundations) as an intermediary space between business and government where private energy can be deployed for public good. Also called third sector.

How to use Tertiary sector in a sentence?

1. I learned that the man worked in the tertiary sector and I asked him a few questions about what it was like there.
2. You should try and do good work in the tertiary sector so that you can get things done and make more profit.
3. The only branch that held up was skilled workers in small businesses, especially repair and maintenance firms, which served as a bridge between industry and the expanding tertiary sector.
4. My husband is a real estate agent, and I am a bank teller; we have very different jobs, but we both work in the tertiary sector of the economy.