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Definition of industry
industries
1 : diligence in an employment or pursuit; especially : steady or habitual effort
2a : systematic labor especially for some useful purpose or the creation of something of valueb : a department or branch of a craft, art, business, or manufacture; especially : one that employs a large personnel and capital especially in manufacturingc : a distinct group of productive or profit-making enterprises the banking industryd : manufacturing activity as a whole the nation's industry
3 : work devoted to the study of a particular subject or author the Shakespeare industry
From the M-W Editors
Examples of industry in a Sentence
He favors policies that promote industry.
She invested in several large industries.
She became so popular that a whole industry grew up around her and her image.
Recent Examples of industry from the Web
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Liz Swearingin, who has worked in the steel and aerospace industry but also served as county manager in Lewis County, New York.
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Vandermeyden and her former Tesla colleagues join a growing number of women in Silicon Valley speaking out about the industry’s rampant sexism and harassment issues.
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By the early 1990s, with scant evidence to support it, a global UFO and extraterrestrial industry had come into existence.
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The finance industry, which contributes 7% of GDP, is in danger of decamping.
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The formation of GRIT was also influenced by the city’s ongoing tech initiative, which was established last year as a way to foster and promote Glendale’s status in the tech industry.
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In fact, an entire industry of eldercare lawyers and accountants exists to help the middle-class elderly shield their assets so that Medicaid can pick up the tab for their long-term care.
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Retiring in 1982, Palmore represented the coal industry in an unsuccessful challenge to a constitutional amendment that had thrown out the broad form deed.
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An event producer, industry veteran Yaron Lavi, was hired and began work March 6.
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Other Business Terms
INDUSTRY Defined for English Language Learners
industry
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: the process of making products by using machinery and factories
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: a group of businesses that provide a particular product or service
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: the habit of working hard and steadily
INDUSTRY Defined for Kids
industry
playDefinition of industry for Students
industries
1 : businesses that provide a certain product or service the oil industry the shipping industry
2 : manufacturing activity In May, industry slowed down.
3 : the habit of working hard and steadily Rab did not immediately spring into action to make a good show of his industry before his master. — Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
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