industrial // adjective [usually before noun]

■ adjective

1

connected with industry:

an expansion in industrial activity

industrial development/production/output

a large industrial business/conglomerate/group

2

used by industries:

chips designed for communications and industrial applications

industrial chemicals/equipment

3

connected with businesses rather than individuals:

industrial advertising

(= advertising to businesses)

◆ industrial consumers

4

having many industries:

an industrial area

the world's leading industrial nations

5 (HR )

connected with the work that you do:

a report on industrial injuries

an industrial accident/disease

SYN JOB-RELATED, WORK-RELATED

■ noun industrials [pl.]

POST-INDUSTRIAL

(Stock Exchange )

manufacturers whose shares are bought and sold on the stock exchange:

Industrials showed strong earnings growth in the fourth quarter.

the industrials sector

• tax-free
• tax haven
• tax holiday
• tax incentive
• tax invoice
• tax liability
• tax lien
• tax loss
• taxman
• tax obligation
• taxpayer
• tax provision
• tax rate
• tax relief
• tax return
• tax sale
• tax schedule
• tax shelter
• tax subsidy
• tax take
• tax threshold
• tax year
• t.b.
• T.B.A
• T-bill