industry
Other forms: industries
An industry is a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services. Workers in the textile industry design, fabricate, and sell cloth. The tourist industry includes all the commercial aspects of tourism.
You can use industry to refer to a group of similar businesses: The automobile industry makes cars and car parts. The food service industry prepares food and delivers it to hotels, schools, and other big facilities. Industry comes from the Latin industria, which means "diligence, hard work," and the word is still used with that meaning. If you build a house in three weeks, when the same job takes everyone else three months, you're showing impressive industry.
Definitions of industry
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the organized action of making of goods and services for sale“American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”
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synonyms:
manufacture
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cottage industry
small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment
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production
(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
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industrial enterprise, industrialisation, industrialization
the development of industry on an extensive scale
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mass production
the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
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overproduction, overrun
too much production or more than expected
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underproduction
inadequate production or less than expected
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output, yield
production of a certain amount
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capacity
the maximum production possible
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breeding
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
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brewing
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
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cultivation
(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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cultivation
the act of raising or growing plants
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generation
the production of heat or electricity
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excavation, mining
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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quarrying
the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
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boring, drilling, oil production
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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sericulture
the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
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type of:
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business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
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the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise“each industry has its own trade publications”
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aluminum business, aluminum industry
manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
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apparel industry, fashion business, fashion industry, garment industry, rag trade
makers and sellers of fashionable clothing
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banking industry, banking system
banks collectively
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automobile industry
the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
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aviation
the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
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chemical industry
the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively
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coal industry
the producers of coal considered collectively
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computer industry
the manufacturers of computers considered collectively
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construction industry, housing industry
an industry that builds housing
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electronics industry
the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively
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entertainment industry, show biz, show business
those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater
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film industry, movie industry
the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
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growth industry
an industry that is growing rapidly
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lighting industry
an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting
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arms industry, munitions industry
an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
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oil business, oil industry, refining industry
an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
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plastics industry
an industry that manufactures plastic articles
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market, securities industry
the securities markets in the aggregate
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service industry
an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
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shipbuilding industry
an industry that builds ships
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shoe industry
an industry that manufactures and sells shoes
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sign industry
an industry that produces signs
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steel industry
the industry that makes steel and steel products
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sunrise industry
a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
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tobacco industry
an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco
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toy business, toy industry
an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
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trucking industry
an industry that provides transportation for commercial products
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aerospace
the industry related to space flight and aviation
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Bollywood
the film industry of India
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filmdom, screen, screenland
the personnel of the film industry
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Hollywood
the film industry of the United States
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bear market
a market characterized by falling prices for securities
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bull market
a market characterized by rising prices for securities
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the City
used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain
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Wall Street, the Street
used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
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money market
a market for short-term debt instruments
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management consulting
a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business
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FCS, Farm Credit System
a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
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hawala
an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction
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type of:
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commercial enterprise
an enterprise connected with commerce
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persevering determination to perform a task“frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues”
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synonyms:
diligence, industriousness
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assiduity, assiduousness, concentration
great and constant diligence and attention
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sedulity, sedulousness
the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive
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studiousness
diligent study
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engrossment, intentness
the quality of being intent and concentrated
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singleness
the quality of concentrating on one central objective
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bookishness
exaggerated studiousness
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determination, purpose
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
Pronunciation
US
/ˈɪndəstri/
UK
/ˈɪndəstri/
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