Definitions for industry
ˈɪn də striin·dus·t·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 63 votes

1. industrynoun

   the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

   "each industry has its own trade publications"

2. industry, manufacturenoun

   the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

   "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

3. diligence, industriousness, industrynoun

   persevering determination to perform a task

   "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 12 votes

1. industrynoun

   The tendency to work persistently.

   Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.

2. industrynoun

   Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole.

3. 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.

4. industrynoun

   The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises

5. industrynoun

   Automated production of material goods.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. 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

2. 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

3. Industrynoun

   human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 MedicineRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. industry

   A specific defined element of the economy.

   They industry standard was clear and easily achieved.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. industry

   Song lyrics by industry -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by industry on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Commercial Enterprise
   • Determination
   • Industry

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'industry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #446

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'industry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #991

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'industry' in Nouns Frequency: #129

How to pronounce industry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say industry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of industry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of industry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of industry in a Sentence

1. Sumit Gupta:

   Taxation of virtual digital assets or crypto is a step in the right direction. It gives much-needed clarity and confidence to the industry.

2. Dosym Satpayev:

   One cannot rule out the idea that Tomyris serves several goals: to play a political role... on the one hand, and on the other to help the (first) president's youngest daughter fulfil her movie industry ambitions.

3. Tom Wheeler:

   If I am invited back to this show next year, there will be a spectrum auction ongoing in the US at that time, we will hold for the first time in the world an incentive auction in which we seek to buy back 600 megahertz spectrum from broadcasters and repackage it to sell to the wireless industry.

4. David Hume:

   The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modeled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators. Even the lonely savage, who lies exposed to the inclemency of the elements and the fury of wild beasts, forgets not, for a moment, this grand object of his being.

5. Hyundai Corp:

   More recently, however, the industry has increasingly handled similar issues through safety recalls due to the greater driver effort at low vehicle speeds, to remain consistent with that industry trend, Hyundai has decided to conduct this campaign as a safety recall.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=industry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Industry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=industry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industry
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=industry
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=industry