Meaning of industry in English

industry

noun

/ˈɪn.də.stri/ uk

/ˈɪn.də.stri/

industry noun (PRODUCTION)

the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area:

trade and industry

industry and commerce

The city needs to attract more industry.

The strike seriously reduced coal deliveries to industry.

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The government is trying to attract industry to the area .
Is industry getting a rough deal from the EU?
The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry.
Most of the country's industry is in the Northwest.
He was honored for his distinguished service in industry.

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Industry & industrial processes

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industry noun (TYPE OF WORK)

B1 [ C ]

the people and activities involved in one type of business:

the gas/electricity industry

the tourist industry

manufacturing industries

The computer industry has been booming.

[ C ] disapproving

something that is produced or is available in large quantities and makes a lot of money:

the heritage industry

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The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries.
The layoffs are spread across the clothing, banking and building industries.
Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the post-industrial age.
The chemical industry produces such things as petrochemicals, drugs, paint and rubber.
She works in the construction industry.

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Industry & industrial processes

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Enterprises

industry noun (QUALITY)

[ U ] formal

the quality of regularly working hard:

I must say that I'm very impressed by her industry.

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Work, working and the workplace

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(Definition of industry from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

industry | Intermediate English

industry

noun

/ˈɪn·də·stri, ˈɪnˌdʌs·tri/

industry noun (PRODUCTION)

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[ U ]

the companies and activities involved in the production of goods for sale, esp. in a factory:

business and industry

industry noun (TYPE OF WORK)

[ C ]

a type of business:

She’s worked in the banking and computer industries.

industry noun (HARD WORK)

[ U ]

the quality of working hard:

It takes industry and determination to complete a Ph.D.

industrialized

adjective us

/ɪnˈdʌs·tri·əˌlɑɪzd/

industrialized nations

industrious

adjective us

/ɪnˈdʌs·tri·əs/

Every employee is expected to be competent and industrious.

(Definition of industry from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

industry | Business English

industry

noun

ECONOMICS, PRODUCTION

/ˈɪndəstri/ us

plural industries

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the companies and activities involved in the production of goods:

We hope the government listens to the concerns of industry and drops its plans to introduce another crippling tax on business.

domestic/global/international industry

in industry The largest firms only account for one in four jobs in industry.

go/move into industry Another top accountant has moved into industry.

[ C ]

the people and activities involved in one type of business that produces goods or offers services:

the car/electronics/construction industry In the construction industry, as in other industries, mechanization has had a major impact.

the advertising/banking/insurance industry

the music/movie/entertainment industry

Job gains in service industries such as health care and banking offset losses in such areas as construction.

a global/growing/leading industry

an industry consultant/expert/observer

industry figures/data/average The auto maker spends $581 more on distribution per car than the industry average.

Examples of industry

industry

It could be tectonic, it could be industry.

From Los Angeles Times

They had a large-scale industry putting out millions and millions of oysters a year.

From The Atlantic

Not the insurance industry, which profits by selling plans to the sick.

From Huffington Post

Driving these marriages are the industry's own problems.

From CBS News

To state it simply, the science is in, and the science says the industry has made significant changes.

From National Geographic

This ruling will help transform the music industry for the better and redistribute the money in a way that is more sustainable.

From Huffington Post

Industry doesn't do risky, long-term research with its own money.

From Politico

You know, we do that in the service industry, and we just use the parts just to get people in the door.

From NPR

This shouldn't really come as a shock to the industry; it's not like it happened overnight.

From TIME

The time to be oh-so-polite about the industry's dirty little secret is over.

From CNN

We should want workers to move into new industries that serve our needs.

From NPR

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Collocations with industry

industry

These are words often used in combination with industry.

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agricultural industry

Surplus labor power in the agricultural industry was also a major concern.

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aircraft industry

That is particularly true of anything to do with the defence industry, the aircraft industry and so forth.

From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English

airline industry

The airline industry is a very clear example of this actuality.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

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What is the pronunciation of industry?

Translations of industry

in Chinese (Traditional)

生產, 工業, 產業…

in Chinese (Simplified)

生产, 工业, 产业…

in Spanish

industria, industria [feminine]…

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indústria, setor, indústria [feminine]…

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उद्योग, एका प्रकारच्या व्यवसायात सामील असलेले लोक आणि क्रिया…

産業, 工業, 産業（さんぎょう）…

üretim, mamül, mal…

industrie [feminine], industrie, travail…

indústria…

industrie, vlijt…

குறிப்பாக ஒரு தொழிற்சாலை அல்லது சிறப்பு பகுதியில், விற்பனைக்கு பொருட்களை உற்பத்தி செய்யும் செயல்பாட்டில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள நிறுவனங்கள் மற்றும் நடவடிக்கைகள், ஒரு வகை வணிகத்தில் ஈடுபடும் நபர்கள் மற்றும் செயல்பாடுகள்…

उद्योग, एक ही तरह के उद्योग से संबद्ध लोग और गतिविधियाँ…

ઉદ્યોગ…

industri, -industri, arbejdsomhed…

industri, flit, strävsamhet…

industri, kerja keras…

die Industrie, der Fleiß…