n. | 1. | |
1. | Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; - opposed to | |
2. | Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; | |
3. | (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor. |
Noun | 1. | industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: manufacture | |
3. | industry - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" Synonyms: industriousness, diligence |