industry
noun /ˈɪndəstri/
/ˈɪndəstri/
(plural industries)
- [uncountable] the production of goods from raw materials, especially in factories
- the needs of British industry
- the Department of Trade and Industry
- in industry She got a job in industry.
Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Wordfinder- capacity
- industry
- just-in-time
- labour
- lead time
- output
- raw material
- shipping
- supply chain
- warehouse
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessa2- The banks lend money to commerce and industry.
- government measures to stimulate new industry
- the shift away from manufacturing to service industry
- trade barriers erected to protect domestic industry
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- growing
- thriving
- …
- benefit
- develop
- encourage
- …
- boom
- develop
- expand
- …
- executive
- leader
- expert
- …
- in industry
- within industry
- a captain of industry
- commerce and industry
- regulation of (an) industry
- …
- [countable] the people and activities involved in producing a particular thing, or in providing a particular service
- the steel/oil/auto industry
- the music/film/tourism industry
- We need to develop local industries.
- in an industry She later worked in the banking industry.
- within an industry The whole issue has raised concern within the food industry.
- At a wider level, the industry as a whole needs restructuring.
- industry insiders/analysts/experts
- (figurative) the Kardashian industry (= the large number of people involved in making the Kardashian family successful)
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea2- In the computer industry, change comes about very rapidly.
- The music industry is changing rapidly.
- In the favourable economic environment, new light industries are constantly springing up.
- More than 140 000 people are directly involved in the industry.
- Running down the nuclear industry will result in heavy job losses.
- The government decided to encourage industries based on biotechnology.
- The state's timber industry is heavily subsidized.
- When the oil ran out, other industries associated with it closed down.
- Thousands of jobs were lost in the steel industry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- growing
- thriving
- …
- benefit
- develop
- encourage
- …
- boom
- develop
- expand
- …
- executive
- leader
- expert
- …
- in industry
- within industry
- a captain of industry
- commerce and industry
- regulation of (an) industry
- …
- [uncountable] (formal) the quality of working hard
- We were impressed by their industry.
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from French industrie or Latin industria ‘diligence’.