What does Industry mean?
Definitions for Industry
ˈɪn də striin·dus·t·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Industry.
Princeton's WordNet
industrynoun
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
"each industry has its own trade publications"
industry, manufacturenoun
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
"American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
diligence, industriousness, industrynoun
persevering determination to perform a task
"his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
Wiktionary
industrynoun
The tendency to work persistently.
Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
industrynoun
Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole.
industrynoun
Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
industrynoun
The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises
industrynoun
Automated production of material goods.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Industrynoun
Diligence; assiduity.
Etymology: industrie, Fr. industria, Lat.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.See the laborious bee
For little drops of honey flee,
And there with humble sweets content her industry. Abraham Cowley.Providence would only initiate mankind into the useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest to employ our industry, that we might not live like idle loiterers. Henry More, Antid.
ChatGPT
industry
Industry can be generally defined as the economic activity concerned with the process of producing goods, extracting raw materials, or providing services for commercial purposes. It typically involves the organized production and distribution of products or services, often involving multiple businesses within a particular sector. Industries can vary in scope and nature, ranging from manufacturing and construction to technology, entertainment, finance, and more.
Webster Dictionary
Industrynoun
habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them
Industrynoun
any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry
Industrynoun
human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor
Wikidata
Industry
Industry is the production of an economic good or service within an economy. Manufacturing industry became a key sector of production and labour in European and North American countries during the Industrial Revolution, upsetting previous mercantile and feudal economies. This occurred through many successive rapid advances in technology, such as the production of steel and coal. Following the Industrial Revolution, perhaps a third of the world's economic output is derived from manufacturing industries. Many developed countries and many developing/semi-developed countries depend significantly on industry. Industries, the countries they reside in, and the economies of those countries are interlinked in a complex web of interdependence.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Industry
in′dus-tri, n. quality of being diligent: assiduity: steady application to labour: habitual diligence: manufacture: trade.—adj. Indus′trial, relating to or consisting in industry.—n. Indus′trialism, devotion to labour or industrial pursuits: that system or condition of society in which industrial labour is the chief and most characteristic feature, opposed to feudalism and the military spirit.—adv. Indus′trially.—adj. Indus′trious, diligent or active in one's labour: laborious: diligent in a particular pursuit.—adv. Indus′triously.—Industrial exhibition, museum, an exhibition, museum, of industrial products or manufactures; Industrial school, a school in which agricultural or some other industrial art is taught: a school where neglected children are taught mechanical arts. [Fr.,—L.; perh. from indo, old form of in, within, and struĕre, to build up.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Industry
The aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principle product, as "the automobile industry", "the steel industry". It includes the ownership and management of companies, factories, industrial plants, etc. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Editors Contribution
industry
A specific defined element of the economy.
They industry standard was clear and easily achieved.
Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Industry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #446
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Rank popularity for the word 'Industry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #991
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Rank popularity for the word 'Industry' in Nouns Frequency: #129
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Industry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Industry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Industry in a Sentence
What the mobile industry is facing is a gigantic chicken and egg problem : Do I spend billions of dollars deploying a network before devices are widely available or do I motivate people to pay a premium to use compatible devices while the network is getting ready.
We, along with a broad coalition of our industry peers, have asked federal officials to build a 'coastal spine,' a protective barrier.
Menthol has been a way in for the tobacco industry to hook young people on tobacco and target Black Americans. It's been intentional. It's been intentional and worked, highly effective, so to take that off the table and say' no menthol,' menthol is just another flavor. And it's a flavor that is really dangerous because it makes it easier for first-time smokers to smoke and harder for people to quit. And so getting that out of there will be a wonderful thing.
As part of New York-based CD-adapco Vision 2020, Siemens is acquiring New York-based CD-adapco and sharpening its focus on growth in digital business and expanding its portfolio in the area of industry software.
They have modernized significantly in terms of upgrading their fleet but also by really doing the International Air Transport Authority operational safety audit, they [adopted] the industry's global safety standard. That got them removed from the EU ban.
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- industrieAfrikaans
- صناعةArabic
- sənayeAzerbaijani
- егәрлелек, сәнәғәт, тырышлыҡ, эшсәнлекBashkir
- інду́стрыя, прамысло́васцьBelarusian
- проми́шленост, инду́стрияBulgarian
- ইন্ডস্ট্রীBengali
- přičinlivost, pracovitost, branže, píle, průmyslCzech
- industriDanish
- Industrie, Branche, BestrebenGerman
- βιομηχανία, εργατικότηταGreek
- industriaSpanish
- tööstus, majandusharu, valdkondEstonian
- صنعتPersian
- teollisuus, ala, toimiala, ahkeruus, teollisuudenalaFinnish
- industrieFrench
- tionscal, tábhachtIrish
- תעשייהHebrew
- उद्योगHindi
- iparHungarian
- արդյունաբերությունArmenian
- ketekunan, industriIndonesian
- industrioIdo
- iðnaðurIcelandic
- 産業, 業界Japanese
- მრეწველობაGeorgian
- өнеркәсіп, индустрияKazakh
- ឧស្សាហៈ, ឧស្សាហកម្មKhmer
- 근면, 공업, 產業, 工業, 산업, 성실Korean
- индустрия, өнөр жайKyrgyz
- ອຸດສາຫະກຳLao
- pramonė, industrija, darbštumasLithuanian
- strādīgums, industrija, rūpniecībaLatvian
- трудољубивост, индустрија, дејностMacedonian
- аж үйлдвэрMongolian
- industriMalay
- industrijaMaltese
- ကုန်ထုတ်လုပ်ငန်း, စက်မှုလက်မှုBurmese
- industriNorwegian
- sector, werklust, nijverheid, industrieDutch
- industriNorwegian Nynorsk
- forretningsområdeNorwegian
- przemysłPolish
- industriosidade, indústriaPortuguese
- industrie, branșă industrialăRomanian
- усе́рдие, индустрия, приле́жность, промышленность, про́мысел, прилежа́ние, о́трасль, стара́тельность, трудолю́биеRussian
- industrija, индустријаSerbo-Croatian
- උද්යෝගයSinhala, Sinhalese
- priemyselSlovak
- industrijaSlovene
- industriAlbanian
- industri, gren, branschSwedish
- kiwandaSwahili
- పరిశ్రమTelugu
- саноатTajik
- อุตสาหกรรมThai
- senagat, industriýaTurkmen
- endüstriTurkish
- інду́стрія, промисло́вістьUkrainian
- صنعتUrdu
- industriya, sanoatUzbek
- công nghiệp, 工業Vietnamese
- אינדוסטריעYiddish
- 行业Chinese
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