industry

industry
in|dus|try
W1S3 [ˈındəstri] n plural industries
[Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: industrie 'skill, work involving skill', from Latin industria 'willingness to work hard']
1.) [U]
a) the large-scale production of goods or of substances such as coal and steel
▪ a decline in manufacturing industry
heavy/light industry
(=the production of large or small goods)
▪ Heavy industry was concentrated in the north of the country.
▪ This type of software is widely used in industry.
b) the people who work in industry
▪ an agreement that will be welcomed by both sides of industry (=employers and workers)
2.)
businesses that produce a particular type of thing or provide a particular service
coal/car/textile etc industry
▪ I work in the oil industry.
tourist/travel/leisure/catering etc industry
▪ Italy's thriving tourist industry
▪ new jobs in service industries (=businesses such as banking and tourism)
3.) [U] formal
the fact of working hard
▪ Gould is a man of great industry.
4.) [singular]
an area of work which has grown too large - used to show disapproval
▪ another book from the Shakespeare industry

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