industrywide

[ adjective in-duh-stree-wahyd; adverb in-duh-stree-wahyd ]

adjective

1. from, covering, or affecting an entire industry:

   industrywide profits.

adverb

1. throughout an industry.

industrywide

/ ˈɪndəstrɪˌwaɪd /

adverb

1. covering or available to all parts of an industry

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrywide¹

First recorded in 1945–50; industry + -wide

Example Sentences

“So far, there has been little industrywide impact of the disease on share of cattle affected in California, so little impact on marketable dairy production,” said Daniel Sumner, an agricultural economist at UC Davis.

From Los Angeles Times

The Times described that decline as part of “an industrywide reckoning,” with Paramount also reducing the value of its networks by billions and laying off nearly 1 in 6 employees, while negotiating to sell what’s left of the company.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2024 Emmy nominations rolled out early Wednesday with several Latino actors breaking personal and industrywide barriers.

From Los Angeles Times

At a time when many union leaders say they want industrywide sectoral bargaining, Walz signed a law that creates a statewide “standards board” to set minimum pay and benefits for workers at all nursing homes in Minnesota.

From Slate

Paul Cox, a senior quest designer at Blizzard Entertainment who crafts the story that takes place in the narrative behind “World of Warcraft,” said that as industrywide layoffs ramped up, “it started to feel like we were lines on a spreadsheet, where people we can’t see are making decisions for us.”

From Los Angeles Times