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Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms
industry
Definition 1.
A basic category of business activity. The term industry is sometimes used to describe a very precise business activity (e.g. semiconductors) or a more generic business activity (e.g. consumer durables). If a company participates in multiple business activities, it is usually considered to be in the industry in which most of its revenues are derived.
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Definition 2.
A category used to describe a company's primary business activity, usually determined by the largest source of a company's revenues.
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Definition 3.
The category describing a company's primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue.
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Definition 4.
This gives an indication of the field in which the company operates. For example, Microsoft is in the Computer Software industry.
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