Vocabulary
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Segment
/zɛˈɡmɛnt/· noun· Pl. die Segmente
segment, section (especially a market segment)
Das Segment belongs to marketing and business: the market is divided into Segmente (das Premiumsegment, das Niedrigpreissegment); in maths and biology it is a section of a figure or body.
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- Singular
- das Segment
- Plural
- die Segmente
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Segment
(market) segment
Im Segment der Kleinwagen ist der Wettbewerb besonders hart.
Competition is particularly tough in the small-car segment.
Word family
Segmentdas Marktsegmentmarket segmentsegmentierento segmentdie Segmentierungsegmentationdas Premiumsegmentpremium segment
Common combinations
- im oberen Segmentin the upper segment
- ein wachsendes Segmenta growing segment
- das Segment der Luxusgüterthe luxury goods segment
- in einem Segment führend seinto lead in a segment
Common learner mistakes
- der Segmentdas SegmentNouns in -ment from Latin are mostly neuter: das Segment, das Dokument, das Argument.
Real examples
- Der Hersteller will künftig auch im günstigen Segment Fahrzeuge anbieten.In future the manufacturer also intends to offer vehicles in the budget segment.
- Bio-Lebensmittel sind längst kein kleines Segment mehr.Organic food has long ceased to be a small segment.
- Das Unternehmen erwirtschaftet zwei Drittel seines Umsatzes in diesem Segment.The company generates two thirds of its turnover in this segment.
