Meaning of industrial In English

• 0 in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc.:

  • industrial output

  • industrial expansion

  • an industrial landscape/nation

  • He has an industrial background (= he has worked in industry).

• 1 a company whose main business is producing goods:

  • He owns a series of industrials across the US and beyond.

  • On Thursday the industrials moved up more than 50 points.

  • Industrials were up 1.2 percent at the close of trading.

• 2 of or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories:

  • industrial output

  • It’s an industrial city.

• 3 relating to industry:

  • Building ships has ranked for years as one of the more dangerous industrial jobs.

  • Industrial output fell in April.

  • an industrial company

• 4 used in industry:

  • Orders for industrial equipment have increased.

  • industrial chemicals/cleaners

  • industrial goods/products

• 5 having a lot of industry and factories:

  • These workers have some of the best wages in industrial America.

  • an industrial city/country

• 6 relating to businesses in general, not people:

  • The rate cuts affect everything from home mortgages to commercial and industrial loans.

  • industrial customers

• 7 relating to someone's work or job:

  • He lost his hand in an industrial accident in 2008.

  • industrial injury

• 8 a company whose main business is producing goods:

  • Earnings reports from key companies in banking, technology and the industrials have been released.

• 9 shares in industrial companies:

  • The trust invests in industrials.