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industries |
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Industry is the process of making products to sell. When we talk about industry, we are usually talking about factories or workshops. If we talk about one particular industry, we mean a business that produces things to sell.
There are many farms in this area but little industry.Two new industries have opened in our town in the past year. One makes computer parts, and the other makes furniture.- similar words:
- business
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| definition 2: |
An industry is the whole group of companies that make a certain thing. The car industry is made up of many different companies that make cars.
Olivia's dad got a new job in the computer industry.A lot of people would like to work in the movie industry. |
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work |
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broader categories that include industry |
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business, economy |
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characteristics of industries |
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efficient |
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similar to industry |
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business |
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some actions associated with industries |
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assemble, blend, form, manufacture, mold, package, process, produce, recall, refine |
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some kinds of industries |
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automobiles, computers, food, garment, manufacturing, mining, oil, steel, textile |
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some people associated with industry |
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engineer, miner |
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some places associated with industry |
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factory, mill, mine, plant |
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some things associated with industry |
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assembly line, equipment, machinery |
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some things used in industry |
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furnaces, molds, pumps, robots |
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