in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
industrial development
He had an industrial accident. [=an accident at work]
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation/region/city
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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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Southeast Asia needs about $200 billion a year to fund its green transition, Mian Ying Chen, the head of industrials at UOB’s sector solutions group, estimated at the Fortune Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 17.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
In Rio Linda, crews used industrial vacuums to suck up leaves knocked down by recent winds.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Barclays upgrades Cummins to overweight from equal weight Barclays sees several positive catalysts ahead for the machinery industrial stock.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
This gives the company strong pricing power, but a lower mix of recurring revenues versus other multi-industrials.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Southeast Asia needs about $200 billion a year to fund its green transition, Mian Ying Chen, the head of industrials at UOB’s sector solutions group, estimated at the Fortune Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 17.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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