in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
No, that’s me getting carried away; there are no bunnies in my industrial part of Brooklyn.
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The Nasdaq is up less than 1% while the DJIA (industrials) and the Russell 2000 (small cap) are underwater year to date (with the Russell 2000 off more than -5%).
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Adjective
The stakes are especially high for manufacturers with fewer than 100 employees, which account for 93% of the roughly 240,000 U.S. industrial firms.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
No, that’s me getting carried away; there are no bunnies in my industrial part of Brooklyn.
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
Noun
Top sectors so far in 2025 The industrials are up around 12% in 2025.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The Nasdaq is up less than 1% while the DJIA (industrials) and the Russell 2000 (small cap) are underwater year to date (with the Russell 2000 off more than -5%).
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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