industry

[ in-duh-stree ]

/ ˈɪn də stri /

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noun, plural in·dus·tries for 1, 2, 7.

the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.

any general business activity; commercial enterprise: the Italian tourist industry.

trade or manufacture in general: the rise of industry in Africa.

the ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.: friction between labor and industry.

systematic work or labor.

energetic, devoted activity at any work or task; diligence: Her teacher praised her industry.

the aggregate of work, scholarship, and ancillary activity in a particular field, often named after its principal subject: the Mozart industry.

Archaeology. an assemblage of artifacts regarded as unmistakably the work of a single prehistoric group.

Origin of industry

1475–85; earlier industrie < Latin industria, noun use of feminine of industrius industrious

SYNONYMS FOR industry

6 application, effort, assiduity, industriousness.

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OTHER WORDS FROM industry

in·ter·in·dus·try, adjective min·i-in·dus·try, noun, plural min·i-in·dus·tries. non·in·dus·try, adjective pre·in·dus·try, noun, adjective

pro·in·dus·try, adjective sub·in·dus·try, noun, plural sub·in·dus·tries. su·per·in·dus·try, noun, plural su·per·in·dus·tries.

Words nearby industry

industrialist, industrialization, industrialize, industrials, industrious, industry, industrywide, indwell, indwelling catheter, indy, indy 500

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This was true of all industries, but especially those built on creativity and innovation.

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In Germany the printers have led the way; the number of their followers in other industries is increasing.

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Other industries might reduce their hours gradually from twelve to ten, and then to nine.

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There is no competition between these industries; one does not supersede the other.

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Industries are waking up, and on the Rand the roar of the stamps has replaced that of the cannon.

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British Dictionary definitions for industries

industry

/ (ˈɪndəstrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

organized economic activity concerned with manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or construction

a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the output of a specified product or service the steel industry

industrial ownership and management interests collectively, as contrasted with labour interests
manufacturing enterprise collectively, as opposed to agriculture

diligence; assiduity

Word Origin for industry

C15: from Latin industria diligence, from industrius active, of uncertain origin

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industry

noun, plural in·dus·tries for 1, 2, 7.

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noun plural -tries

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industry

noun, plural in·dus·tries for 1, 2, 7.

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