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industry

noun [U] (PRODUCTION)
 
 
/ˈɪn.də.stri/

Definition

B2 the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area: trade and industry industry and commerce The city needs to attract more industry. The strike seriously reduced coal deliveries to industry.Industry and industrial processes
(Definition of industry noun (PRODUCTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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