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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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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Adjective
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped by 1 point, which is well below 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.3%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The city mixes old school, industrial and mainstream to make a hip-hop style and sound that is completely its own, said Don.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
Noun
From the April 4 tariff lows in the market to present, GE has roughly doubled the performance of its sector (industrials) and has tripled the performance of the S & P 500.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 6 June 2025
This year, typically lagging groups like industrials, utilities and financials are driving the stock market’s rebound.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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