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.