industry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: industry	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for industry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
industry n the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" Synonym(s): industry, manufacture persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" Synonym(s): diligence, industriousness, industry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Industry \In"dustry\, n.; pl. {Industries}. [L. industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.] 1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to {sloth} and {idleness}; as, industry* pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them. We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. --A. Smith. 2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry. 3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor. Syn: Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity; laboriousness; attention. See {Diligence}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Industry, CA (city, FIPS 36490) Location: 34.01340 N, 117.92154 W Population (1990): 631 (139 housing units) Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91744 Industry, IL (village, FIPS 37439) Location: 40.32723 N, 90.60800 W Population (1990): 571 (245 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61440 Industry, PA (borough, FIPS 36944) Location: 40.65595 N, 80.40975 W Population (1990): 2124 (792 housing units) Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15052 Industry, TX Zip code(s): 78944