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in·dus·try

industry

pronunciation:: In d stri
features:: Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	industries
definition 1:	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
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.
related words:	work

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	broader categories that include industry
	business, economy
	characteristics of industries
	efficient
	similar to industry
	business
	some actions associated with industries
	assemble, blend, form, manufacture, mold, package, process, produce, recall, refine
	some kinds of industries
	automobiles, computers, food, garment, manufacturing, mining, oil, steel, textile
	some people associated with industry
	engineer, miner
	some places associated with industry
	factory, mill, mine, plant
	some things associated with industry
	assembly line, equipment, machinery
	some things used in industry
	furnaces, molds, pumps, robots

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