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2008.09.05
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Here's a somewhat longish, but important WordMaster to end the week with. You have the whole weekend to look it over, so take it slow and enjoy!
- The social sector - often called the “third sector” to separate it from the public and private sectors - is the part of the economy controlled by non-governmental and non-profit organizations.
Commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services, especially on a large scale.
The adjective form is commercial, which can also mean “for the purpose of making money.” - social sector とは、公共セクターや民間セクターと区別するために、よく third sector （第三セクター）と呼ばれているもので、非政府組織や非営利団体が管理する経済活動の分野、つまり、社会セクターのことです。
commerce とは、特に大規模に商品やサービスを売買すること、つまり、商業のことです。
形容詞形は commercial で、商業の、という意味です。また、営利目的の、という意味もあります。
- He's been active in a number of important social sector organizations, including the Berlitz Wildlife Fund and the Berlitz Foundation for Children.
- The NGO has been lobbying hard for an international treaty banning international commerce in certain kinds of tropical forest products.
- A chamber of commerce is an association of local businesses that work together to promote common interests and create a more favorable business climate in the area.
- After patenting the device, she established contracts with two national retailers, began mass production, and turned her idea into a major commercial success.
- They build large commercial vessels, such as freighters and tankers.
- (fictional news report)
Just days after announcing its startling discovery of vast diamond deposits on the moon, the company has announced plans for the first large-scale commercial exploitation of space. - The commercial sector includes for-profit businesses that are NOT engaged in manufacturing, agriculture, or transportation.
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