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Noun: industry  in-dus-tree
  1. The organized action of making goods and services for sale
    "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production";
    - manufacture
     
  2. The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
    "each industry has its own trade publications"
     
  3. Persevering determination to perform a task
    "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues";
    - diligence, industriousness

Derived forms: industries

Type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, determination, purpose

Encyclopedia: Industry, PA