secondary industry
1secondary industry — ➔ industry * * * secondary industry UK US noun [C or U] PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS ► an industry that manufactures goods rather than producing raw materials, or these industries considered as a group → Compare PRIMARY INDUSTRY(Cf. ↑ …
2secondary industry — noun An industry that processes raw materials produced by primary industry into goods suitable for tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers …
3secondary industry — noun Economics industry that converts raw materials into commodities and products; manufacturing industry …
4secondary industry — /sɛkəndri ˈɪndəstri/ (say sekuhndree induhstree) noun an industry involved in the production of manufactured goods …
5secondary industry — / sekənd(ə)ri ˌɪndəstri/ noun an industry which uses basic raw materials to produce manufactured goods …
6secondary industry — / sekənd(ə)ri ˌɪndəstri/ noun an industry which uses basic raw materials to produce manufactured goods …
7secondary industry — …
8secondary — deleted sense 3 so little evidence old fashioned? sec‧ond‧a‧ry [ˈsekəndri ǁ deri] adjective 1. secondary shares/bonds etc FINANCE shares, stocks etc in companies that are not considered to be the biggest or most important; = SECOND TIER: • The… …
9industry — /in deuh stree/, n., pl. industries for 1, 2, 7. 1. the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry. 2. any general… …
10Industry — The category describing a company s primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * industry in‧dus‧try [ˈɪndəstri] noun industries PLURALFORM 1.… …