English noun: industry |
| 1. | industry (group) the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise |
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| Samples | Each industry has its own trade publications.
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| Broader (hypernym) | commercial enterprise |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aluminum business, aluminum industry, apparel industry, arms industry, automobile industry, aviation, banking industry, banking system, chemical industry, coal industry, computer industry, construction industry, electronics industry, entertainment industry, fashion business, fashion industry, film industry, garment industry, growth industry, housing industry, lighting industry, market, movie industry, munitions industry, oil business, oil industry, plastics industry, rag trade, refining industry, securities industry, service industry, shipbuilding industry, shoe industry, show biz, show business, sign industry, steel industry, sunrise industry, tobacco industry, toy business, toy industry, trucking industry |
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| Domain category | industry, manufacture |
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| 2. | industry (act) the organized action of making of goods and services for sale |
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| Samples | American industry is making increased use of computers to control production.
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| Synonyms | manufacture |
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| Broader (hypernym) | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cottage industry, industrial enterprise, industrialisation, industrialization, production |
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| Domain category members | industry, point system, privatise, privatize, rat |
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| 3. | industry (attribute) persevering determination to perform a task |
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| Samples | His diligence won him quick promotions.
Frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues.
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| Synonyms | diligence, industriousness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | determination, purpose |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | assiduity, assiduousness, concentration, sedulity, sedulousness, studiousness |
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