How to pronounce industry

Say it like this: /ˈɪn.də.stɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈɪn.də.stɹi/

British

What does industry mean?

nounThe tendency to work persistently.

“Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.”

Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole; trade.

“The steel industry has long used blast furnaces to smelt iron.”

Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

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