industry

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  1. noun Commercial production and sale of goods.
  2. noun A specific branch of manufacture and trade: the textile industry. See Synonyms at business.
  3. noun The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises: government regulation of industry.
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  • Today the Deming Prize is the most prestigious award in Japanese industry, and its winners include Toshiba, Matsushita Electric, Ricoh copiers, Komatsu, makers of construction equipment, and so on. —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • One sliver of hope for the industry is the lack of overbuilding during the last boom. —  seMissourian.com Headlines
  • Jonathan Allen, of RBC Dominion Securities, said competition heated up in the wireless market at the end of the year, but the industry was able to keep its promotions and pricing consistent with previous years, unlike many other parts of the retail sector. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • But this industry is always running into something. —  IAGblog
  • Starting at 685MW (1 / 4 of what Germany will install) of photovoltaic capacity in 2010 as a benchmark, by 2020 Australia will have installed over 22,000MW of solar panels if the industry is allowed to grow at 20 per cent per annum.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English industrie, skill, from Old French, from Latin industria, diligence, from feminine of industrius, diligent; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also industrie, industree; = D. G. industrie = Danish Swedish industri, from French industrie = Provencal industria, endustria = Spanish Portuguese Italian industria, from Latin industria, diligence, activity, industry, from industrius, Old Latin indostruus, diligent, active, industrious; formation unknown.
 

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