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sectors

noun
USSEK-turz/ˈsɛk.təɹz/UKSEK-tuhz/ˈsɛktəz/

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of sector.

    Investors spread their money across several sectors to reduce risk.

    Public and private sectors collaborated on the new infrastructure project.

    Note

    A regular plural, formed with a plain -s, and it carries every meaning of the singular. In geometry, sectors are the wedge-shaped parts of a circle that reach to its center. In military use, they are bounded areas that each unit operates in and answers for, as when a coastal frontier is divided up. Everyday prose often pairs contrasting divisions, as in the public and private sectors.

sectors is a form of sector

sector, noun: A field of economic activity, grouping together businesses and organizations of one kind. Full entry

Forms
sectorsectors plural
Spelling
sector → sectors: add -s

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