industry

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for industry

industry 🔊 /ɪˈndʌstɹi/

industry : කර්මාන්තය

industry : රැකීරක්ෂාව

industry : කර්මාන්ත

industry : උද්‍යෝගය

industry : ප්‍රයත්නය

industry definition

Noun.

  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.
  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. Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.