Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sector in American Collocation
sector
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsektər/
involving a particlar type of business
agricultural
automotive
commercial
creative
cultural
financial
industrial
legal
medical
pharmaceutical
retail
The industrial sector produces 0.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste per year.
running a business in a particular way
charitable
corporate
independent
non-profit
not-for-profit
private
public
regulated
voluntary
Opinion on this is divided within the charitable sector.
banking
biotechnology
business
charity
construction
education
energy
engineering
finance
healthcare
hospitality
housing
leisure
manufacturing
property
telecommunications
tourism
transport
The company’s priority is to strengthen our position in the competitive leisure sector.