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industry

industry

∞ 2.6
People and companies that make goods and provide services in the same field
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndəstri/
: industria
  • Jason, the credit card industry is quite opaque.
  • manufacturing industry
  • business and industry
  • industry standard

I have very little idea of how your industry works, check.

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Examples

  • The retail, construction, and hotel and restaurant industries also contributed significantly to job growth.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The automotive industry plays a significant role in the economy by creating millions of jobs.

  • And yet an entire industry has been built on this.

  • And we got the industry right, but the company wrong.

  • The team is supported by many people in the food industry who offer technical advice.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The industry is different nowadays.

  • Our claim, therefore, is not that the pharmaceutical industry sets out to market bad drugs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Leadership development is a $50 billion industry, but legal education has lagged behind.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Western oil companies dominated the global oil industry and collected most of its profits.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The global warming industry is worth trillions.

Compounds

Companies and factories that make cars and car parts

53 3.0

Businesses that find, get, make, and sell oil and things made from it

Businesses that make and sell products from tobacco, like cigarettes

Businesses that make and show movies, television shows, and live shows

Part of the economy that provides services instead of making things, like hotels or hospitals

23 2.4

People and companies that make, sell, and show movies

Companies that take people's money, lend it, and offer services to help with money

15 2.5

A business that makes and shows films for people to watch

15 3.1

Companies that make and sell computers, phones and software

Companies that design, make, and sell computers and related products

Businesses that design, make, and sell clothing and accessories

13 3.4

A business sector that digs and sells coal for fuel and electricity

A company or person most important in a business field

A person who studies a business area and gives advice or reports

A business area where companies get bigger quickly and make more money

A small business run at home by family members making goods

Part of the economy that builds houses or office buildings

Companies and factories that make steel and things from steel

Businesses that catch, prepare, and sell animals from the sea

A group of businesses that build and sell homes

Businesses and factories that make materials used in medicines, plastics and cleaners

securities industry
  • Specialized
6 4.4

The sector that issues, trades, and regulates stocks and bonds

Business that moves goods by truck

software industry
  • Specialized
5 3.1

The businesses that make and sell computer programs

Companies that make and sell electronic devices like phones and computers

Affecting all companies in the same industry

A business that makes and sells clothes, often for fashion

3 4.1

A group of companies that make electricity using energy from atoms

A business that makes and sells weapons and equipment for the army

Companies that make things from plastic, like bottles and packaging

3 2.3

Companies that make and sell toys for children

A business that designs, makes and sells clothes

Businesses that make and sell energy from the sun and wind

A group of companies that make and process aluminum

A group of businesses that make and sell shoes

Companies that make, sell, and install lights for homes and buildings

industry analysis
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A careful study of an industry's trends and competitors to see if it is good for a business

A person who studies and reports on oil markets and prices

refining industry
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The industry that turns crude oil into fuels like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel

Businesses that build ships

A group of businesses that offer ways to darken the skin, like spray tans and sunbeds

An industry in serious decline with little chance of recovery

Companies that make electricity from water that falls or flows

munitions industry
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A business that makes weapons and other equipment for the military

A group of businesses that turn animal skins into leather

sunrise industry
  • Literature
1 5.1

A new industry that is growing fast and bringing new ideas

1 9.9

People who use racial issues to gain money, power or attention and increase social division

Companies that design, make, and install signs like shop or road signs

A business that makes and sells movies with sexual content

A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry

geothermal industry
  • Specialized
4.2

Businesses that make and sell power from hot water and rock underground

industry plant
  • Offensive
8.6

An artist secretly helped by a company to seem independent and more real

How Big

economy
∞ 2.6
market
∞ 1.0
industry
∞ 2.6
sector
599 3.0
segment
516 3.0

Surface Forms

industry singular
industries plural

Etymology

Industry comes from the Latin industria, which meant 'diligence' or 'hard work', and over time it came to name whole areas of business and production. So when we speak of the technology industry, we mean the group of people and companies who do that kind of work.