Definition of Industry. Meaning of Industry. Synonyms of Industry

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Definition of Industry

Industry
Industry In"dus*try, n.; pl. Industries. [L. industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.] 1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them. We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. --A. Smith. 2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry. 3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor. Syn: Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity; laboriousness; attention. See Diligence.

Meaning of Industry from wikipedia

- An industry is the production of goods or related services within an economy. The major source of revenue of a group or company is the indicator of its...
- were the dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, value of output and capital invested. The textile industry was also the first...
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- Play media The automotive industry is a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling...
- The term culture industry (German: Kulturindustrie) was coined by the critical theorists Theodor Adorno (1903–1969) and Max Horkheimer (1895–1973), and...
- Fishing industry Timber industry Tobacco industry Chemical industry Pharmaceutical industry Computer industry Software industry Construction industry Defense...
- characteristically large emotive or realistically sized eyes. The anime industry consists of over 430 production studios, including major names like Studio...
- The food industry is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's po****tion. Only subsistence...
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- The arms industry, also known as the defense industry or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and military technology...
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