industry

CEFRB1

/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The production of goods or services by businesses.

  2. 02

    noun

    A particular type of business activity.

Examples

  • Leaders of industry and commerce met at the summit in Paris.

  • Six percent home loans represent the industry average now.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole; trade.

  2. Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

  3. The tendency to work persistently.

More examples

In context

  • Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.

  • The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.

  • The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English industry, industrie, from Old French industrie, from Latin industria (“diligence, activity, industry”), from industrius (“diligent, active, zealous”), from Old Latin indostruus (“diligent, active”); origin unknown. Perhaps from indu (“in”) + ūst-, ūstr-, stem of ūrō (“burn, burn up, consume”, verb), related to Old High German ūstrī (“industry”), Old English andūstrian (“to hate, detest”, literally “to be consumed with zeal”).