industry

  • 21industry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, growing, thriving ▪ one of the fastest growing industries in the world ▪ important, key, major ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 22industry — n. 1) to build up, develop (an) industry 2) (an) industry springs up 3) a basic, key industry 4) a cottage; defense; high tech industry 5) heavy; light industry 6) the film; machine tool; meat packing; pharmaceutical; steel; textile; tourist,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23industry */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪndəstrɪ] / US noun Word forms industry : singular industry plural industries 1) [uncountable] the production of goods, especially those made in factories. The part of industry that involves the production of steel, coal, or large goods such …

    English dictionary

  • 24industry — in|dus|try [ ındəstri ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the production of goods, especially those made in factories. The part of industry that involves the production of steel, coal, or large goods such as aircraft is called heavy industry. The part of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25Industry —    Russia’s industrial infrastructure is dominated by the country’s Stalinist experiment in rapid industrialization. During the 1930s, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) transformed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 26industry — in|dus|try W1S3 [ˈındəstri] n plural industries [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: industrie skill, work involving skill , from Latin industria willingness to work hard ] 1.) [U] a) the large scale production of goods or of substances such… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27industry — [[t]ɪ̱ndəstri[/t]] ♦ industries 1) N UNCOUNT Industry is the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories. British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research. ...in… …

    English dictionary

  • 28industry — noun 1 (U) the production of goods, especially in factories: a decline in manufacturing industry | heavy industry (=the production of large goods such as aircraft, cars etc) | light industry (=the production of small goods) 2 (singular) the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Industry — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Industry désigne : Toponymes  États Unis Industry, une localité située en C …

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  • 30industry — 01. Most of the [industries] in this city are located on the west side of the river. 02. Car manufacturing is an important [industry] in Ontario. 03. In my opinion, the government should do more to prosecute [industries] that pollute the… …

    Grammatical examples in English