industry

(noun)

noun

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

- each industry has its own trade publications

Definition categories: group

2. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

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

Similar word(s): manufacture

Definition categories: act, business

3. persevering determination to perform a task

- frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues

Similar word(s): diligence, industriousness

Definition categories: attribute, determination, purpose

Sentences with industry as a noun:

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

- The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.

- The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron.

- There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.