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Industry

/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (uncountable) The tendency to work persistently.
  2. (countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole; trade.
  3. (uncountable, economics) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
  4. (in the singular, economics) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
  5. (Europe software patent law) Automated production of material goods.
  6. (archaeology) A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.

Example Sentences

Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
The ant has made himself illustrious / Through constant industry industrious. / So what? / Would you be calm and placid / If you were full of formic acid?
The line ends at Narvik. Eight years ago the whole town was in ruins, but the industry of the Norwegian people has rebuilt it entirely.
England's win was built on industry and discipline, epitomised by the performances of Manchester City's Joleon Lescott in defence and Scott Parker in midfield.
The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.
The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron.
Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy uncomplicated by impassioned debates over the origins of trip hop or the difference between deatchore and screamo.
Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

Synonyms for industry

diligenceindustriousnessapplicationsectorfieldbusinesses that produce goodshardworkingnessmanufacturemanufacturing

Antonyms for industry

Related Words

diligenceindustriousnessmanufacturemanufacturingactivitycauseenterpriseproductionprofessionalmakingprocessingpartsegmentmakerpropertytourismclassyipsectorcompany

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does industry mean?

Industry means (uncountable) The tendency to work persistently..

What is a synonym for industry?

Common synonyms include diligence, industriousness, application, sector.

What is the opposite of industry?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use industry in a sentence?

Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.

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