Industry ˈɪndəstri Trade Job People Involved Noun British

• the needs of british industry
• the department of trade and industry
• she got a job in industry.
• the steel/oil/auto industry

industry

1. the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories
• SEE ALSO captain of industry
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/captain-of-industry
• the needs of British industry
• the Department of Trade and Industry
• She got a job in industry.

Extra Examples

• The banks lend money to commerce and industry.
• government measures to stimulate new industry
• the shift away from manufacturing to service industry
• trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry
2. the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service
• SEE ALSO agro-industry
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agro-industry
• the steel/oil/auto industry
• the music/film/tourism industry
• We need to develop local industries.
• She later worked in the banking industry.
• The whole issue has raised concern within the food industry.
• At a wider level, the industry as a whole needs restructuring.
• industry insiders/analysts/experts
• the Kardashian industry (= the large number of people involved in making the Kardashian family successful)

Extra Examples

• In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.
• The music industry is changing rapidly.
• In the favourable economic environment, new light industries are constantly springing up.
• More than 140 000 people are directly involved in the industry.
• Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses.
• The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.
• The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized.
• When the oil ran out, other industries associated with it closed down.
• Thousands of jobs were lost in the steel industry.
3. the quality of working hard
• We were impressed by their industry.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in sense (3)): from French industrie or Latin industria ‘diligence’.