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

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industrywide

Walt Disney Co. laid off nearly 300 workers this week, the latest wave in an industrywide consolidation that continues to reverberate throughout Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Earlier this month, top tech leaders called for industrywide coordination to slow down future AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Why do these companies now claim they need an industrywide agreement to do what their own governance structures were designed to make possible?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Voluntary standards would primarily raise costs for participating laboratories, government rules could alter competition between companies and jurisdictions, and an enforceable industrywide agreement would have the broadest implications for chip demand and capital spending.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

They’ve repeatedly urged coordinated industrywide slowdowns in development but never acted upon them.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026