industry Definition
in·dus·try (in′dəs trē)
noun pl. -·tries
- Obsolete
- skill or cleverness
- the application of this
- earnest, steady effort; constant diligence in or application to work
- systematic work; habitual employment
- any particular branch of productive, esp. manufacturing, enterprise the paper industry
- any large-scale business activity the tourist industry
- manufacturing productive enterprises collectively, esp. as distinguished from agriculture
- the owners and managers of industry
Etymology: LME < MFr industrie < L industria < industrius, active, industrious < *indo-struus < OL endo (> L in) + struere, to pile up, arrange: see strew
industry Synonyms
industry
n.
Attention to work
diligence, activity, assiduity, persistence, application, patience, intentness, perseverance, enterprise, hard work, zeal, energy, dynamism, pains, inventiveness; see also attention 2, care 1, diligence.Commercial enterprise
manufacturing, business, commerce, trade, enterprise, production, mass production, assembly-line production; see also business 1.Business as a division of society
big business, management, corporation officers, manufacturers, shareholders, high finance, entrepreneurs, capital, private enterprise, monied interests, stockholders. See syn. study at business.business.
industry Usage Examples
Converse of object
- nationalize: Like nationalized industry, nationalized nature is an expensive failure.
- regulate: However, legal pitfalls are proving to be hurdles for jurisdictions attempting to regulate the industry.
Adjective modifier
- pharmaceutical: Starting salaries are good: £ 20,000 in the pharmaceutical industry.
- creative: In fact, they will target a growth area in innovation, the creative industries.
- automotive: For example, in Wales, in the automotive components industry, 78 per cent of firms have attained ISO 9000 standards or higher.
- nuclear: The range of career opportunities within the nuclear industry is extremely wide.
- British: The answer was provided by holiday camp supremo Fred Pontin, later to be knighted for his services to the British holiday industry.
- retail: Career opportunities exist in buying and merchandising as well as related field in the Retail Fashion Industry.
Modifies a noun
- sector: Lawyers with relevant industry sector experience provide commercially aware, client focused advice throughout the process.
- expert: To complement lectures and seminars given by industry experts, there will be a number of visits to examples of social enterprises in action.
- leader: At the current rate of progress, the NUJ in Scotland will soon be the country's industry leader in professional training.
- insider: While the Guardian quoted one industry insider as saying: " Lines of communication [ between EMI and Warners ] have remained open.
- standard: Cookies The use of cookies is an industry standard.
- analyst: Back when I started the Firkin Pubs, bank managers and industry analysts told me it would never work, and guess what?
Noun used with modifier
- construction: Every year defects in the UK construction industry cost at least £ 1 billion to repair or rebuild.
- tourism: The tourism industry in Bulgaria increased by 18 % in 2003, the highest figure in Europe.
- manufacturing: At the center of the country's motor vehicle manufacturing industry.
- music: Guest speakers will discuss their first-hand experiences of working in the music industry.
- hospitality: Most students take casual vacation jobs in the tourism or hospitality industries or work in one of Canada's popular ski resorts.
- tobacco: Commenting, ASH Public Affairs Manager Ian Willmore said: This is a typical self-serving piece of tobacco industry propaganda.
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