industry

in·dus·try  (nd-str)

n. pl. in·dus·tries

1. Commercial production and sale of goods.

2. A specific branch of manufacture and trade: the textile industry. See Synonyms at business.

3. The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises: government regulation of industry.

4. Industrial management.

5. Energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence: demonstrated great intelligence and industry as a prosecutor.

6. Ongoing work or study associated with a specified subject or figure: the Civil War industry; the Hemingway industry.

7. Archaeology

a. A collection of artifacts or tools made from a specified material: a Mesolithic bone industry.

b. A standardized tradition of toolmaking associated with a specified tool or culture: a stone hand-ax industry; the Acheulian industry.

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[Middle English industrie, skill, from Old French, from Latin industria, diligence, from feminine of industrius, diligent; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: A clear indication of the way in which human effort has been harnessed as a force for the commercial production of goods and services is the change in meaning of the word industry. Coming from the Latin word industria, meaning "diligent activity directed to some purpose," and its descendant, Old French industrie, with the senses "activity," "ability," and "a trade or occupation," our word (first recorded in 1475) originally meant "skill," "a device," and "diligence" as well as "a trade." Over the course of the Industrial Revolution, as more and more human effort became involved in producing goods and services for sale, the last sense of industry as well as the slightly newer sense "systematic work or habitual employment" grew in importance, to a large extent taking over the word. We can even speak now of the Shakespeare industry, rather like the garment industry.

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industry

Noun

pl -tries

1. the work and process involved in manufacture: Japanese industry increased output considerably last year

2. a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the manufacture of a specified product: the steel industry

3. the quality of working hard [Latin industrius active]

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Industry

chemurgy

the branch of chemistry that deals with the industrial use and application of organic substances. — chemurgic, chemurgical, adj.

chreotechnics

Rare. useful arts, as agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.

radiotechnology

the science and technology of applying radiation and x rays to industrial use. See also radio.

robotics

the application of automated machinery to tasks traditionally done by hand, as in the manufacturing industry.

Zionite

a believer in the doctrines of John Alexander Dowie who founded Zion City, Illinois, in 1901, as an industrial community for his followers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" commercial enterprise - an enterprise connected with commerce aluminum business, aluminum industry - manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group apparel industry, fashion business, fashion industry, garment industry, rag trade - makers and sellers of fashionable clothing banking industry, banking system - banks collectively automobile industry - the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively aviation - the operation of aircraft to provide transportation chemical industry - the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively coal industry - the producers of coal considered collectively computer industry - the manufacturers of computers considered collectively construction industry, housing industry - an industry that builds housing electronics industry - the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively entertainment industry, show biz, show business - those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater film industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies growth industry - an industry that is growing rapidly lighting industry - an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting arms industry, munitions industry - an industry that manufacturers weapons of war oil business, oil industry, refining industry - an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products plastics industry - an industry that manufactures plastic articles securities industry, market - the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects shipbuilding industry - an industry that builds ships shoe industry - an industry that manufactures and sells shoes sign industry - an industry that produces signs steel industry - the industry that makes steel and steel products sunrise industry - a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics) tobacco industry - an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco toy business, toy industry - an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children trucking industry - an industry that provides transportation for commercial products
	2.	industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" manufacture cottage industry - small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" industrial enterprise, industrialisation, industrialization - the development of industry on an extensive scale business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" privatise, privatize - change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in
	3.	industry - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" industriousness, diligence determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention sedulity, sedulousness - the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive studiousness - diligent study

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industry

noun 1. business, production, manufacturing, trade, trading, commerce, commercial enterprise

noun 2. trade, world, business, service, line, field, craft, profession, occupation

noun 3. diligence, effort, labour, hard work, trouble, activity, application, striving, endeavour, toil, vigour, zeal, persistence, assiduity, tirelessness

Translations

industry [ˈɪndəstrɪ] n → industria (= diligence); aplicación f

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industry [ˈɪndəstrɪ] n → industrie f (= diligence); zèle m, application f

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industry [ˈɪndəstrɪ] n → Industrie f;

(diligence) → Fleiß m

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industry [ˈɪndəstrɪ] n → industria (= diligence); operosità