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in·dus·try

Pronounced:

/ˈɪndəstri/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural in·dus·tries

Meaning:

1 a [noncount] : the process of making products by using machinery and factories He favors policies that promote industry. b [count] : a group of businesses that provide a particular product or service the automobile/oil/computer industry the tourist/entertainment industry She invested in several large industries. She became so popular that a whole industry grew up around her and her image.see also captain of industry, cottage industry
2 [noncount] : the habit of working hard and steadily She is admired for her industry. [=industriousness]
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