Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

tertiary /'t3:Jari; AmE 'tarjieri; -Jari/ adjective third in order, rank or importance: F[24]roducts and the manufacturing process seem to have priority, and marketing is only of tertiary importance.

primary, secondary

'tertiary .industry (also 'service .industry) noun [c,u]

(Economics) a business whose work involves doing sth for customers but not producing goods; these businesses as a group primary industry,

secondary industry

'tertiary .sector(also'service .sector,noun [sing.] (Economics) the part of a country's economy that is connected with providing services rather than manufacturing or producing things

test /test/ noun, verb

noun [C]

see also: alpha test, aptitude beta blind field--, hall market means psychological psychometric recognition ~

an experiment to discover whether or how well sth works, or to find out more information about it: Market tests showed that 80 was too high a price, о They demonstrated a test version of the software, о III run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing, о test engineers

О to conduct/do/perform/run a test * a test proves/ reveals/shows/suggests sth

an examination of sb's knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to do: All candidates must take an English test.

О to do/sit/take a test ♦ to fail/pass a test

a situation or an event that shows how good, strong, etc. sb/sth is: Sales of the latest model will be a key test of whether the company's change of image has worked.

a big/crucial/good/key/tough test * an important/ the ultimate test

ГТ7ГПput sb/sth to the 'test to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their true qualities are: All of her negotiating talents were put to the test. idiom at stand verb

verb

see also: beta-test

[+ obj] test sth (out) to use or try sth to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it: Our products are not tested on animals, о They opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.

[+ obj or no obj] to examine sb's knowledge or ability by asking them questions or giving them activities to do: Employees are tested on their customer service skills.

[+ obj] to be difficult and therefore need all your ability, strength, etc: Giving the presentation in France really tested my French.

IJ!I;M test for sth; test sth for sth to examine sth to see if a particular substance is present: Has this software been tested for viruses?

test case seo

'test caseпоив- [с]{Law) a legal case or other situation whose result will be used as an example when decisions are being made on similar cases in the future: The Italian group's bid will serve as a test case for the new takeover laws.

'test decknoun [c](Technical) a small amount of data, material, etc. that is used as a basis for testing a project

'test drivenoun [c] an occasion when you drive a vehicle or use a piece of equipment, etc. to see how well it works and if you like it and want to buy it: You can take the latest version of the software for a test drive if you download the 30-day trial, ►'test-drive verb [+ obj]: a chance to test-drive the newest cars

tester /'testa(r)/ noun [C]

a person or thing that tests sth: He started as a code tester for a software firm, о The modem comes with a phone-line tester.

a small amount of a product that you can try to see if you like it: They are giving away thousands of perfume testers in their latest promotion.

testimonial /.testi'maunial; AmE -'mou-/ noun [c]

(Marketing) a formal written statement about the quality of sth: The catalogue is full of testimonials from satisfied customers, о customer testimoniab