Industry
industry |ˈindəstrē|
noun ( pl. -tries)
1 economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories : the competitiveness of American industry.
• [with adj. ] a particular form or branch of economic or commercial activity : the car industry | the tourist industry.
• [with adj. ] informal an activity or domain in which a great deal of time or effort is expended : the Shakespeare industry.
2 hard work : the kitchen became a hive of industry.
ORIGIN late Middle English (sense 2) : from French industrie or Latin industria ‘diligence.’
noun ( pl. -tries)
1 economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories : the competitiveness of American industry.
• [with adj. ] a particular form or branch of economic or commercial activity : the car industry | the tourist industry.
• [with adj. ] informal an activity or domain in which a great deal of time or effort is expended : the Shakespeare industry.
2 hard work : the kitchen became a hive of industry.
ORIGIN late Middle English (sense 2) : from French industrie or Latin industria ‘diligence.’