industry
English
/ˈɪndəstɹi/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
- (countable) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
- (uncountable) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
- (in the singular) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
- (European) Automated production of material goods.
- (archaeology) A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English industry derived from Old French industrie derived from Latin industria (industry, activity, diligence, zeal) derived from Old Latin indostruus (diligent, active).
Origin
Old Latin
indostruus
Gloss
diligent, active
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agroindustry English
- antiindustry English
- bioindustry English
- cyberindustry English
- industrywide English
- industrywise English
- interindustry English
- megaindustry English
- microindustry English
- multiindustry English
- nanoindustry English
- nonindustry English
- proindustry English
- proto-industry English
- subindustry English
- in Latin
- industria Latin
- struō Latin
- industrie French
- industriel French
- индустрия Russian
- industria Spanish, Castilian
- industry Middle English
- industrie Old French
- indústria Catalan, Valencian
- इंडस्ट्री Hindi
- industriya Cebuano
- industrija Latvian
- industrie Middle French
- indostruus Old Latin
- indu Old Latin