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      • a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy the service/banking/manufacturing/financial sector in a sector jobs in the agricultural sector She works in the voluntary sector (= organizations that do not make a profit). We have seen rapid growth in the services sector. the privileged sectors of society Collocations The economy
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  2. sector. a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy. She works in the voluntary sector (= organizations that do not make a profit). We have seen rapid growth in the services sector. a part of a particular area, especially an area under military control.

  3. sector noun [C] (CONTROLLED AREA) an area of land or sea that has been divided from other areas and is controlled by a particular country : What is the total oil output from the British sector of the North Sea?

  4. Our most common use of the word sector refers to a society’s divisions. For example, our economy is divided into the private sector (privately-owned interests) and the public sector (government). Other than that, the word also has many technical applications in math and science.

  5. A sector is an area of a city or country which is controlled by a military force.

  6. The meaning of SECTOR is a geometric figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle. How to use sector in a sentence.

  7. What does the noun sector mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sector. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. sector noun [C] (AREA) one of the parts that an area is divided into: the British sector of the North Sea. (Definition of sector from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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