industries

Definition of industries in English English dictionary: plural of industry
cottage industries: plural form of cottage industry
industry: Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole
The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron.
industry: The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises
industry: Automated production of material goodsEuropean Parliament|European Parliament]] (2003-09-24). "."
industry: The tendency to work persistently
Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.
industry: Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services
There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
primary industries: plural form of primary industry
secondary industries: plural form of secondary industry
service industries: plural form of service industry
tertiary industries: plural form of tertiary industry
industry: Classification of a particular kind of establishment based on type of economic activity, e g , manufacturing, trade, services, government, etc The Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC), 1987, provides a system for numerical classification of these activities
industry: The manufacturing (making) and selling of a particular type of good or service - for example the auto industry
industry: the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"
industry: 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
industry: {i} manufacturing, trade; group of companies which produce a particular product; diligence, perseverance, tendency to work hard
industry: a large system in which products, or goods, are manufactured or made in a systematic and mechanical method
industry: Horizontal array of firms at a particular stage or level in a marketing channel An industry is composed of firms on only one side of a market The firms in the same industry are rivals and competitive relationships exist among them
industry: Any branch of production-especially manufacturing
industry: persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
industry: 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
industry: A generic term for a distinct group of economic activities Industries are described and classified by their primary activity or product NHetwork: Industry
industry: – the nature or character of the business or enterprise or the place wherein a person works
industry: Market Guide has grouped its company universe into more than 100 distinctive industries These industries have been developed to contain those companies that operate along similar lines of business The Market Guide Industry is displayed as a six character mnemonic
industry: Choose One banking/finance/real estatecomputer-related IS, MIS, DPcomputer-related Internetcomputer-related hardwarecomputer-related softwareeducation, researchengineering/constructionmanufacturing/distributionbusiness supplies or servicesmedical/health servicesentertainment/media/publishinghospitality- travel/accommodationsconsumer retail/wholesalenonprofit/membership organizationsgovernmentlegal services
industry: The category describing a company's primary business activity This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue
industry: University classification capturing the type of organization to which the sponsor belongs For example, Federal Government, Provincial Government, Corporation, etc
industry: the collection of firms making the same product is called an industry
industry: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
industry: Industry is the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories. British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research
industry: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications
industry: One of any number of categories used to describe a company's primary business activity, usually determined by largest source of a company's revenues Can be broad (such as Consumer Cyclical companies), or specific (quick-service hamburger restaurants), or some category in between
industry: Industry is the fact of working very hard. No one doubted his ability, his industry or his integrity. see also captain of industry, cottage industry, service industry. Group of productive organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income. In economics, industries are customarily classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary; secondary industries are further classified as heavy and light. Primary industry includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and extracting minerals. Secondary or manufacturing industry processes the raw materials supplied by primary industries into consumer goods, or further processes goods from other secondary industries, or builds capital goods used to manufacture consumer and nonconsumer goods; secondary industry also includes energy-producing industries and the construction industry. Tertiary or service industry includes banking, finance, insurance, investment, and real estate services; wholesale, retail, and resale trade; transportation, information, and communications services; professional, consulting, legal, and personal services; tourism, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment; repair and maintenance services; education and teaching; and health, social welfare, administrative, police, security, and defense services. Acheulean industry fishing industry Mousterian industry Oldowan industry pharmaceutical industry service industry Solutrean industry stone tool industry Imperial Chemical Industries PLC B.A.T Industries PLC 1976-98
industry: Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor
industry: disapproval If you refer to a social or political activity as an industry, you are criticizing it because you think it involves a lot of people in unnecessary or useless work. Some Afro-Caribbeans are rejecting the whole race relations industry
industry: Businesses concerned with goods as opposed to services
industry: Industry (Industrial) Making or manufacturing goods
industry: A particular industry consists of all the people and activities involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service. the motor vehicle and textile industries
industry: the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications
industry: A group of archaeological assemblages found over a specific region or time whose artifacts are similar
industry: A term which is used to describe repeated finds of an assemblage of a single class of objects, such as flint tools, at one or more sites
industry: Vital, Health and Nutrition
industry: There are three ways of identifying industry or industrial production
industry: The main business activity of this stock symbol
industry: An industry is the most detailed category available in NAICS to describe business activities NAICS provides hundreds of separate industry categories, unique categories that reflect different methods used to produce goods and services Statistical agencies use industry categories to classify, collect, process, publish, and analyze business statistics The census uses industry categories to customize census forms, combine information from establishments in the same industry, and publish census statistics
industry: The business of making goods, and selling those goods to make money Some industries at the time of Confederation were shipbuilding, railway and canal construction, and the production of farming tools
industry: The American Community Survey uses the industry classification system developed for the 2000 census This system consists of 265 categories for employed people, classified into 20 sectors The 2000 census classification was developed from the 1997 NAICS published by the Executive Office of the President Office of Management and Budget
industry: a group of firms producing a similar product (chapter 9)
industry: Concerns primarily engaged in the same kind of economic activity are classified in the same industry regardless of their types of ownership (such as sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation) The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) classifies approximately 1,000 activities as industries under NAICS For each industry, except those in the Sector of public administration, SBA has established a size standard Industries are described in detail in North American Industry Classification System - United States, 1997 It can be found in many libraries or purchased from the National Technical Information Service, by calling (800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000
sheltered industries: protected industries, industry which has no competition