industry

Noun

• persevering determination to perform a task
  • his diligence won him quick promotions
    
  • frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  diligence , industriousness , manufacture