Dictionary  in•dus•tryPronunciation: (in'du-strē), [key] —n., —pl. -tries for 1, 2, 7. 1. the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry. 2. any general business activity; commercial enterprise: the Italian tourist industry. 3. trade or manufacture in general: the rise of industry in Africa. 4. the ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.: friction between labor and industry. 5. systematic work or labor. 6. energetic, devoted activity at any work or task; diligence: Her teacher praised her industry. 7. the aggregate of work, scholarship, and ancillary activity in a particular field, often named after its principal subject: the Mozart industry. 8. Archaeol.an assemblage of artifacts regarded as unmistakably the work of a single prehistoric group. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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