Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secondary sector

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ondary -sec-tor
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.

Inflected Forms

secondary sectors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

primary sector tertiary sector

Questions

What does secondary sector mean?: The sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.

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