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Primary sector

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secondary sectornoun(economics) The sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.
primary industrynoun(economics) An industry that processes raw materials for conversion by secondary industry into goods or services sold by tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.
tertiary sectornoun(economics) The sector of the economy that principally provides goods and services to consumers using goods produced by the other sectors.
secondary industrynoun(economics) An industry that processes raw materials produced by primary industry into goods suitable for tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.
tertiary industrynoun(economics) An industry that provides goods or services to consumers using raw materials from primary industry and goods processed by secondary industry.
industrynoun(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
sectornounA section.
commoditynoun(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
producer goodnoun(economics) An item of goods, such as partly finished goods, used as an input in the production of other goods.
factor of productionnoun(economics) A resource used to produce goods and services, such as labor, land, or capital.
tradenoun(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
third sectornounThe economic sector consisting of non-governmental nonprofits.
factornounOne of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
producer's goodnoun(economics) Alternative form of producer good. [(economics) An item of goods, such as partly finished goods, used as an input in the production of other goods.]
primary marketnoun(finance) The part of the financial markets that deals with the issuance of new securities.
manufacturingnounThe transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
commodity marketnoun(business, trading, finance) A market where raw or primary products are exchanged.
service economynounAn economy based on service sector, such as: financial services, hospitality, retail, health, human services, information technology and education.
subeconomynounAn economy that forms part of a larger economy.
feedstocknounAny bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.

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