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in⋅dus⋅tri⋅al

[in-duhs-tree-uhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
2. having many and highly developed industries: an industrial nation.
3. engaged in an industry or industries: industrial workers.
4. of or pertaining to the workers in industries: industrial training.
5. used in industry: industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics.
6. noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance.
–noun
7. an industrial product: diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials.
8. a company engaged in industrial enterprises.
9. an employee in some industry, esp. a manufacturing industry.
10. industrials, stocks and bonds of industrial companies.

Origin:
1580–90; industry + -al 1


in⋅dus⋅tri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
in⋅dus⋅tri⋅al⋅ness, noun
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in·dus·tri·al   (ĭn-dŭs'trē-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or resulting from industry: industrial development; industrial pollution.

  2. Having highly developed industries: an industrial nation.

  3. Employed, required, or used in industry: industrial workers; industrial diamonds.

n.  
  1. A firm engaged in industry.

  2. A stock or bond issued by an industrial enterprise.

  3. A person employed in industry.

  4. A style of rock music marked by harsh rhythms, little melody, and nihilistic lyrics.

in·dus'tri·al·ly adv.
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Financial Dictionary

industrial

Of or related to companies engaged in the manufacture of products. The word also can refer to firms engaged in distribution. For example, Sears is classified as an industrial company for purposes of calculating the Dow Jones Averages, but it is included as a retailer rather than as an industrial in Fortune magazine's annual survey of America's largest firms.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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