industry

[ in-duh-stree ]

noun

, plural in·dus·tries

1. the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product:

   the automobile industry;

   the steel industry.

2. any general business activity; commercial enterprise:

   the Italian tourist industry.

3. trade or manufacture in general:

   the rise of industry in Africa.

4. the ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.:

   friction between labor and industry.

5. systematic work or labor.
6. energetic, devoted activity at any work or task; diligence:

   Her teacher praised her industry.

   Synonyms: industriousness, assiduity, effort, application

7. the aggregate of work, scholarship, and ancillary activity in a particular field, often named after its principal subject:

   the Mozart industry.

8. Archaeology. an assemblage of artifacts regarded as unmistakably the work of a single prehistoric group.

industry

/ ˈɪndəstrɪ /

noun

1. organized economic activity concerned with manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or construction
2. a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the output of a specified product or service

   the steel industry

3. 1. industrial ownership and management interests collectively, as contrasted with labour interests
   2. manufacturing enterprise collectively, as opposed to agriculture
4. diligence; assiduity

Other Words From

• inter·indus·try adjective
• mini-indus·try noun plural miniindustries
• non·indus·try adjective
• pre·indus·try noun adjective
• pro·indus·try adjective
• subindus·try noun plural subindustries
• super·indus·try noun plural superindustries

Word History and Origins

Origin of industry¹

First recorded in 1475–85; earlier industrie, from Latin industria, noun use of feminine of industrius “diligent, assiduous”; industrious

Word History and Origins

Origin of industry¹

C15: from Latin industria diligence, from industrius active, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“Elon Musk is wealthy, but he’s not wealthy enough to completely fund humans to Mars. It needs to be a public, private partnership, because of the tens of billions of dollars that this would cost, or even hundreds of billions dollars,” said Laura Forczyk, executive director of space industry consulting firm Astralytical.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s views on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, electric vehicles and other issues could reshape the tech industry.

From Los Angeles Times

“These legacy series, they’re big-screen movies, they deserve to come back,” said David A. Gross, who publishes the FranchiseRe movie industry newsletter.

From Los Angeles Times

And she would do a full day of shooting on ‘Grace and Frankie’ and then get on a bus and go with some women to do something for the service industry in Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times

While gesturing to free markets, he called on Vance to implement an industrial policy rooted in the defense industry, which would, in some ways, continue President Joe Biden’s project of military Keynesianism.

From Salon

Related Words

• business
• commerce
• corporation
• management
• production
• trade