industry

noun

1. the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

   noun.group

   Examples

   Each industry has its own trade publications.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

   noun.act

   Examples

   American industry is making increased use of computers to control production.

   Synonyms manufacture

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. persevering determination to perform a task

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   Frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues.

   Synonyms diligence industriousness

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to <i>sloth</i> and <i>idleness</i>; as, <i>industry</i> pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.

   noun

   Source: webster1913