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Meaning of 'industry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Industry [ n.]
- Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.
- Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry.
- Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.

Meaning of 'industry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . industry [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Example in sentence:
  • American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
Meaning (2):
- the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
Example in sentence:
  • each industry has its own trade publications
Meaning (3):
- persevering determination to perform a task
Example in sentence:
  • frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues;
  • his diligence won him quick promotions

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