industry
Cross references:
1. business
in.dus.try \'in-(.)d*s-tre-\ n [MF industrie skill, employment involving
skill, fr. L industria di]ligence, fr. industrius diligent, fr. OL
indostruus, fr. indu in + -struus (akin to L struere to build) - more at
INDIGENOUS, STRUCTURE 1: diligence in an employment or pursuit 2a:
systematic labor esp. for the creation of value 2b: a department or branch
of a craft, art, business, or manufacture; es p. : one that employs a large
personnel and capital esp. in manufacturing 2c: a distinct group of
productive enterprises 2d: manufacturing activity as a whole