industry

industry is part of the Basic English 850.

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Noun

Singular industry

Plural industries

1. (countable) An industry is a kind of work that makes things.

   Many people in this country have jobs in the clothing industry.

2. (uncountable) Industry is the quality of working hard, trying hard and doing it well.

   Because of her industry, she made a lot of money.

Related words

• industrial
• industrious