Industry definition
Industry is a noun meaning "the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise." It has 3 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- How common
- Everyday word
Industry as a noun
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
"each industry has its own trade publications"
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
"American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
Same sense: manufacture
persevering determination to perform a task
"frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
Same sense: diligence, industriousness
Synonyms and antonyms
- manufacture
- diligence
- industriousness
How to say industry
Industry has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
INDUSTRY in word games
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Anagrams
- 0
Is INDUSTRY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check INDUSTRY in the word checker, or unscramble INDUSTRY to see the shorter words in its letters.
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