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As a noun, industry means the tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
Meanings of industry
9 meaningsnoun
The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
“Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.”
businesseconomicsBusinesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
“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.”
economicsBusinesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
in the singulareconomicsThe sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
“There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.”
Automated production of material goods.
archaeologyA typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.
The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
“each industry has its own trade publications”
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale
“American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”
Similar: manufacturePersevering determination to perform a task
“his diligence won him quick promotions”
“frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues”
Similar: diligence, industriousness
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).