industry

Từ điển Collocation

industry noun

ADJ. thriving | important, key, major | (fastest) growing | declining | modern | traditional | cottage Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries. | domestic, international, local, national | private, privatized | government-owned, nationalized, state-run | heavy | light | strategic strategic industries such as the extraction of oil and natural gas | manufacturing, service the shift away from manufacturing to service industry | labour-intensive | high-tech/high-technology | building, construction | engineering | shipbuilding | chemical, coal, electricity, energy, gas, mining, nuclear, oil, petrochemical | agricultural, fishing, food, timber | pharmaceutical | automobile, automotive, car, motor | computer, electronics | textiles | advertising | insurance | entertainment, film, music/record | catering, hospitality, hotel, leisure, tourist

VERB + INDUSTRY assist, develop, encourage, help, stimulate The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology. government measures to stimulate new industry | run down Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses. | damage They claim that a commercial port would damage the local tourist industry. | cripple, destroy, ruin | nationalize | privatize | regulate | protect trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry | subsidize The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized. | interfere in/with The government has interfered in industry, with disastrous results, by attempting to alter economic trends. | be involved in/with More than 140,000 people are directly involved in the industry. | enter, go into students training to enter the catering industry She decided to leave teaching and go into industry.

INDUSTRY + VERB develop, grow up, spring up In the favourable economic environment, new light industries are constantly springing up. | boom, expand, grow The tourist industry is still expanding rapidly. | decline, shrink | close down, disappear When the railway disappeared, other industries associated with it closed down. | compete | produce sth

INDUSTRY + NOUN leader | standard They hope that the disk drive will become an industry standard.

PREP. in/within ~ In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.

PHRASES a captain of industry, commerce and industry The banks lend money to commerce and industry. | regulation of (an) industry proposals for regulation of the water industry | the revival of (an) industry the revival of the British film industry | a sector of industry, trade and industry the Department of Trade and Industry

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • 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; manufacture

    American industry is making increased use of computers to control production

  • persevering determination to perform a task; diligence, industriousness

    his diligence won him quick promotions

    frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

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The category describing a company's primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue.

Investopedia Financial Terms

Industry
A classification that refers to a group of companies that are related in terms of their primary business activities. In modern economies, there are dozens of different industry classifications, which are typically grouped into larger categories called sectors.  

Individual companies are generally classified into industries based on their largest sources of revenue. For example, an automobile manufacturer might have a small financing division that contributes 10% to overall revenues, but the company will still be universally classified as an auto maker for attribution purposes.  
Investopedia Says:
Industries are often studied by investors and economists to better understand the factors and limitations to corporate profit growth. Companies operating in the same industry can also be compared to each other to evaluate the relative attractiveness of a company within that industry. Stocks within the same industry often rise and fall as a group because the same overlying factors exist for all members.  

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (developed by the United States, Canada and Mexico) is widely used by investors to classify companies. In the NAICS hierarchy, companies that use similar production processes are categorized in the same industry.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

industries
syn.: business concern labor manufacture trade work