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industry
Universal Words
noun (plural industries)
1 [U] the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories:
heavy / light industry * the needs of British industry * She got a job in industry.
2 [C] the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service:
the steel industry * the catering / tourist industry * We need to develop local industries. * (figurative, disapproving) the Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in making Madonna successful)
seealsoCAPTAINOFINDUSTRY, COTTAGEINDUSTRY, HEAVYINDUSTRY
3 [U] (formal) the quality of working hard:
We were impressed by their industry.