industry
Noun
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The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise (synset 108082070)
"each industry has its own trade publications"referred to in: industry, manufacture - the organized action of making of goods and services for saleis a type of: commercial enterprise - an enterprise connected with commercesubtypes:
- aluminum business, aluminum industry - manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group
- apparel industry, fashion business, fashion industry, garment industry, rag trade - makers and sellers of fashionable clothing
- banking industry, banking system - banks collectively
- automobile industry - the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively
- aviation - the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
- chemical industry - the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively
- coal industry - the producers of coal considered collectively
- computer industry - the manufacturers of computers considered collectively
- construction industry, housing industry - an industry that builds housing
- electronics industry - the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively
- entertainment industry, show biz, show business - those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater
- film industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies
- growth industry - an industry that is growing rapidly
- lighting industry - an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting
- arms industry, munitions industry - an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
- oil business, oil industry, refining industry - an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
- plastics industry - an industry that manufactures plastic articles
- market, securities industry - the securities markets in the aggregate
- service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
- shipbuilding industry - an industry that builds ships
- shoe industry - an industry that manufactures and sells shoes
- sign industry - an industry that produces signs
- steel industry - the industry that makes steel and steel products
- sunrise industry - a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
- tobacco industry - an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco
- toy business, toy industry - an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
- trucking industry - an industry that provides transportation for commercial products
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The organized action of making of goods and services for sale (synset 100925258)
"American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"associated with:
- point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
- industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- privatise, privatize - change from governmental to private control or ownership
- rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in
is a type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspectssubtypes:- cottage industry - small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment
- production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
- industrial enterprise, industrialisation, industrialization - the development of industry on an extensive scale
same as: manufacture -
Persevering determination to perform a task (synset 104872345)
"his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"is a type of: determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purposesubtypes:
- assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention
- sedulity, sedulousness - the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive
- studiousness - diligent study
same as: diligence, industriousness
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