industry

  • 31Industry — A classification that refers to a group of companies that are related in terms of their primary business activities. In modern economies, there are dozens of different industry classifications, which are typically grouped into larger categories… …

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  • 32industry —    Spain became a fully industrialized nation much later than most other western European nations. Although Catalonia and the Basque country could be considered industrialized regions by the end of the nineteenth century, the rest of Spain was… …

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  • 33industry*/*/*/ — [ˈɪndəstri] noun 1) [U] the production of goods in factories The town was severely hit by the decline in industry.[/ex] industry experts/leaders/officials[/ex] 2) [C] all the businesses involved in producing a particular type of goods or services …

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  • 34industry — / ɪndəstri/ noun 1. all factories, companies or processes involved in the manufacturing of products ● All sectors of industry have shown rises in output. 2. a group of companies making the same type of product or offering the same type of service …

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  • 35industry — / ɪndəstri/ noun 1. all factories, companies or processes involved in the manufacturing of products ● All sectors of industry have shown rises in output. 2. a group of companies making the same type of product or offering the same type of service …

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  • 36Industry (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Industry (EP) Type = EP Artist = Jon McLaughlin Released = February 20, 2007 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Pop, Piano rock Length = 16:34 Label = Island Records Producer = Greg Wells Reviews = Last album = Songs I Wrote and Later… …

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  • 37industry — /ˈɪndəstri / (say induhstree) noun (plural industries) 1. a particular branch of trade or manufacture: the steel industry. 2. any large scale business activity: the tourist industry. 3. manufacture or trade as a whole: the growth of industry in… …

  • 38industry — noun (plural tries) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) industrie, from Middle French, from Latin industria, from industrius diligent, from Old Latin indostruus, perhaps from indu in + struus (akin to Latin struere to build) more at end , strew… …

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  • 39industry — noun 1) Canadian industry Syn: manufacturing, production; construction 2) the publishing industry Syn: business, trade, field, line (of business); informal racket 3) the kitchen was a hive of industry …

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  • 40industry — noun 1) British industry Syn: manufacturing, production, construction, trade, commerce 2) the publishing industry Syn: business, trade, field, line of business, profession 3) …

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