industries

noun

1. The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.“Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.”
2. Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.“The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.”
3. Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
4. (in the singular) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.“There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.”