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WordBand 5.5–6.5Toofey picks
tourism
/tɔːɹɪz(ə)m/
noun
The business of providing services for people on holiday.
- “Tourism is the main source of income for the island.”Toofey
- “Tourism is the most important sector of our island's economy.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)