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 industry |
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[ noun ] (business) the people engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise |
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"each industry has its own trade publications"
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commercial_enterprise
market
film_industry
automobile_industry
oil_industry
plastics_industry
electronics_industry
construction_industry
shoe_industry
steel_industry
entertainment_industry
chemical_industry
growth_industry
lighting_industry
coal_industry
munitions_industry
service_industry
shipbuilding_industry
computer_industry
sign_industry
apparel_industry
tobacco_industry
toy_industry
trucking_industry
banking_industry
sunrise_industry
aviation
aluminum_business
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| 2. |
[ noun ] (business) the organized action of making of goods and services for sale |
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manufacturing
manufacture
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"American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
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commercial_enterprise
production
industrialization
cottage_industry
point_system
privatize
rat
manufacture
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| 3. |
[ noun ] persevering determination to perform a task |
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industriousness
diligence
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"his diligence won him quick promotions"
"frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
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determination
assiduity
studiousness
sedulity
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Indus
industrial
industrious
inductor
induct
inducer
indusium
indusial
inductee
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