B1nounbusinesswork
US/ˈɪn.də.stri/
UK/ˈɪn.də.stri/
all the companies and work connected with making one kind of product or providing one kind of service
In context
The tourism industry employs thousands of people in this region.
Many young people want to work in the film industry.
Heavy industry has declined sharply in the north of the country over recent decades.
Words that go with industry
adjective + noun
- heavy industrySteel and coal are part of heavy industry.
- leading industrySoftware is now the leading industry in the city.
noun + noun
- tourism industryThe tourism industry suffered during the pandemic.
- fashion industryShe hopes to find a job in the fashion industry.
- manufacturing industryShe works in the manufacturing industry.
- industry standardThis software is the industry standard for design.
verb + preposition
- work in the industryHe has worked in the industry for twenty years.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
industry fashionCorrect: the fashion industry