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entertainment industry

entertainment industry

32 3.0
Businesses that make and show movies, television shows, and live shows
  • noun
  • /ˌɛntərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri/
translation icon : industria del entretenimiento
  • And then, when you graduate college, you'll get an awesome job in the entertainment industry.
  • media and the entertainment industry

And he's in the entertainment industry, but he's private.

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Examples

  • Last month, we reported on Google's new deals with the entertainment industry.

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  • So how do you intend to jump into the entertainment industry after all these years of medical school?

  • Well, to me, to me, your entertainment industry brand has three things.

  • But as time went on, I think the entertainment industry just kind of broke her.

  • If you think she is, you really need to do more research on how the entertainment industry works.

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  • And there are many, many, many people in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.

  • But I agree something is deeply, deeply wrong with the entertainment industry.

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  • Why can't the entertainment industry embrace it?

  • He talks a lot about TV stars and about the entertainment industry and how it fits into culture.

  • The entertainment industry produces countless films and television shows every year.

Synonyms

show business
vsentertainment industry
129 3.2

The world of movies, TV, theatre, and music and the people who work there

focuses on business and distribution rather than the people
showbiz
vsentertainment industry
  • Informal
114 3.8

The business of making movies, TV shows, and music

covers a broader range including theater and radio
show biz
vsentertainment industry
  • Informal
10 3.5

The industry that makes movies, television, and theater for the public

is the neutral formal name for that sector

How Big

entertainment industry
32 3.0
show biz
  • Informal
10 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

entertainment + industry

The meaning is compositionally derived from 'entertainment' (activities that amuse or interest) + 'industry' (the business sector producing goods/services); together they straightforwardly denote the business sector that produces entertainment. This compound follows a common noun+noun pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Entertainment industry comes from two simple ideas: entertainment is about keeping or amusing people with shows, and industry means many people or companies working together. That's why the phrase paints a picture of lots of people making movies, TV, music and live shows, and it means 'the business that makes and sells entertainment'.