industrywide

American  

[in-duh-stree-wahyd, in-duh-stree-wahyd] / ˈɪn də striˌwaɪd, ˈɪn də striˈwaɪd /

adjective

1. from, covering, or affecting an entire industry.

   industrywide profits.

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adverb

1. throughout an industry.

industrywide British  

/ ˈɪndəstrɪˌwaɪd /

adverb

1. covering or available to all parts of an industry

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Etymology

Origin of industrywide

First recorded in 1945–50; industry + -wide

Example Sentences

Some former UnitedHealth executives and insurance-industry actuaries said early prescription refills could help improve the performance of health plans in industrywide quality ratings, including ones that measure whether patients are taking medicines as prescribed and whether customers are satisfied.

From The Wall Street Journal

Google designers may have been the ones to initiate this trend; they started using the sparkle for A.I. products in roughly the mid-2010s, before ChatGPT kicked off an industrywide arms race.

From Slate

The company benefits from an industrywide effort to generate operational efficiencies, while its AI features create new use cases.

From Barron's

Part of that relates to an industrywide issue that’s forcing dramatic changes across the landscape.

From MarketWatch

While Rigetti has a rock-solid balance sheet and the same industrywide tailwinds as its competitors, its revenue remains dependent on government contracts, Jefferies argued.

From Barron's