industry

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈɪndəstɹi/
/ˈɪndəstɹi/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.

Example Sentences
  • Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
2 Definition

Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.

Example Sentences
  • The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.
3 Definition

Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

4 Definition

(in the singular) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.

Example Sentences
  • There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
5 Definition

Automated production of material goods.

6 Definition

A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.