the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product:the automobile industry; the steel industry.
any general business activity; commercial enterprise: the Italian tourist industry.
trade or manufacture in general: the rise of industry in Africa.
the ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.: friction between labor and industry.
systematic work or labor.
energetic, devoted activity at any work or task; diligence: Her teacher praised her industry.
the aggregate of work, scholarship, and ancillary activity in a particular field, often named after its principal subject: the Mozart industry.
Archaeology. an assemblage of artifacts regarded as unmistakably the work of a single prehistoric group.
Origin of industry
1475–85; earlier industrie<Latin industria, noun use of feminine of industriusindustrious
industrial-strength, industrial tribunal, industrial union, Industrial Workers of the World, industrious, industry, industrywide, Indus valley civilization, in Dutch, indwell, indwelling
Justice’s companies have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for those violations, which are fairly common and seen as a cost of doing business in the coal industry.
This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators|by Ken Ward Jr.|September 17, 2020|ProPublica
In this analogy, each year represents seven years in this industry — because they are very intense ones.
Christian Puglisi Is Closing His Influential Copenhagen Restaurants. COVID Is Only Partly to Blame|Rafael Tonon|September 17, 2020|Eater
Nonetheless, the coronavirus crisis is likely to lead to long-term changes for the TV and streaming industry.
How the future of TV and streaming has – and hasn’t – been reshaped so far by 2020|Tim Peterson|September 16, 2020|Digiday
He bolstered the sales staff and set out after new customers in finance, healthcare, and other industries.
Meet Snowflake, one of the buzziest tech IPOs ever|Aaron Pressman|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Investors and consultants said the dispute troubled them, especially given Murray’s status at the firm and in the financial industry overall.
The losses continue to pile up for hedge fund king Ray Dalio|Bernhard Warner|September 15, 2020|Fortune
In 2015 I am looking forward to working with more people in the industry and doing crazier and crazier scenes!
Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Industry experts claim an increase in awareness amongst men when it comes to styles, design, and price regarding their underwear.
Would You Pay $100 For a 50 Cent Bulge? Men’s Undies Get Expensive|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From writer Gail Simone to artist Fiona Staples, there are incredible women already working in the industry.
Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back|Hugh Ryan|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were witnesses who are sons of powerful men; congressmen, senators, captains of industry.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are such as reason must admire, for they are the result of industry, temperance, and freedom.
Travels in North America, From Modern Writers|William Bingley
Real knowledge concerning fur dressing and dyeing is possessed only by those actually engaged in the industry.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing|William E. Austin
As their homes by neglect have grown shabby and squalid, so their industry has become calculating and sordid.
Change in the Village|(AKA George Bourne) George Sturt
The reason of all this is the lack of energy and industry in the people.
Up To Date Business|Various
Lost wealth can be replaced by industry; lost health by hygiene; but lost time is gone forever.
Hidden Treasures|Harry A. Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for industry
industry
/ (ˈɪndəstrɪ) /
nounplural-tries
organized economic activity concerned with manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or construction
a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the output of a specified product or servicethe steel industry
industrial ownership and management interests collectively, as contrasted with labour interests
manufacturing enterprise collectively, as opposed to agriculture
diligence; assiduity
Word Origin for industry
C15: from Latin industria diligence, from industrius active, of uncertain origin