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Industry

/ˈɪndəstɹi/

The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.

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📖 Definitions of "Industry"

noun

1
The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
"Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy."
2
Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
"The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled."
3
Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
4
(in the singular) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
"There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism."

🔄 Synonyms of "Industry"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
diligencenoun	Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
manufacturenoun	The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
industriousnessnoun	The quality of being industrious.
manufacturingnoun	The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Industry"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
diligencenoun	Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
industriousnessnoun	The quality of being industrious.
manufacturenoun	The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
manufacturingnoun	The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
activitynoun	(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
causenoun	(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
enterprisenoun	A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
productionnoun	The act of producing, making or creating something.
professionalnoun	A person who belongs to a profession.
makingnoun	The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
processingnoun	(computing) The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
partnoun	A portion; a component.
segmentnoun	One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
makernoun	Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
propertynoun	Something that is owned.
tourismnoun	The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
yipnoun	a sharp, high-pitched bark
sectornoun	A section.
companynoun	(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.