industry: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with Y
Meaning of industry
noun
- uncountable
The tendency to work persistently.
Example: Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
- countable
Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole; trade.
Example: The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.
- uncountable
Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
- countable, singular, uncountable
The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
Example: There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
Listed forms: industries.
Source: Wiktionary — industry.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for industry.
noun
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
noun
persevering determination to perform a task
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is industry in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of industry
I(1) + N(1) + D(2) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of industry
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from industry
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