industry

/ˈɪn·də·stri/, /ˈɪnˌdʌs·tri/ n [C] (TYPE OF WORK)

Definition

› a type of business: She’s worked in the banking and computer industries.

(Definition of industry n (TYPE OF WORK) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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