industrial
- noun
- /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
- Jargon
- We speak of the Dow Jones industrials, which includes now Coca-Cola and Google.
Examples
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Revenue growth is expected to slow for the S&P 500, but improve for Industrials and Utilities.
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Investors often track the performance of the main industrials on the stock market for better decision-making.
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Most of the jobs would be in the commercial and research and development areas, with smaller amounts in retail and industrial.
Academic text (2001) -
The blue line is the Dow Jones Industrial Average back then.
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The Dow Industrials shed more than 2% last week, their biggest percentage drop since early June.
Blog text (33) -
Third, commercial mortgages can be divided into various property types (e.g., hotel, retail, office, and industrial).
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The fund focuses specifically on industrials, targeting companies that produce machinery and equipment.
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She invested heavily in various industrials given their strong growth potential in the next few years.
Synonyms
A large business that makes products, often in factories
Antonyms
Part of the economy that provides services instead of making things, like hotels or hospitals
Compounds
A number showing how the stock prices of 30 large US companies are doing
A time when factories and machines change farming villages into industrial towns
- Literature
A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
A measure that shows how 30 large American company stocks are doing
- Specialized
A series of machine and chemical steps used to make goods in a factory
A group of workers in one industry who join to talk with employers about pay and conditions for every worker
- Specialized
Study of designing and improving systems in factories that make goods using people and machines
- Specialized
A small bank that gives loans and sometimes holds savings but usually not checking accounts
A style of music from the 1970s that uses harsh, machine-like sounds and shocking ideas
- Specialized
Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature
A group of trade unions in North America formed in 1935 that joined the American Federation of Labor in 1955
A large group of trade unions in the United States that represents workers
- Specialized
Work that plans and runs factories to make production faster and safer
A labor union from many countries that fights for workers' rights and the end of capitalism
- Specialized
Study of how people behave at work and how to help companies solve problems
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Etymology
Industrials is a short way to say companies in industry, and it traces back to industria meaning 'hard work'. So industrials refers to businesses that make things or offer industrial services, which is why investors group them together.