basic industry

British  

noun

1. an industry which is highly important in a nation's economy

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Example Sentences

The firm said its fees “adhere to basic industry standards, and, in many cases, are much lower than the fees charged by smaller landlords, who have fewer resources and tighter bottom lines.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Ms. Masterson led many of the sessions, imparting basic industry knowledge, like the fact that “lunch” on set is exactly six hours from call time — even if call is at 3 in the morning.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2017

It’s hard to think of another basic industry of comparable size in which future demand has dissipated so rapidly.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2015

Nor that they simply made the wrong decision about how to solve the basic industry problem.

From Forbes • Sep. 19, 2014

This kind of manufacture is covered in our second method of payment; but before we discuss it, let us settle the problem of our most important basic industry, which is agriculture.

From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton