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

“Overall, we feel confident in our ability to manage this industrywide dynamic better than our peers,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Ford is a leader in the industrywide push to automate driving.

From The Wall Street Journal

The deadline is bringing fresh urgency to an industrywide effort to rely less on Chinese components.

From The Wall Street Journal

Average monthly revolving balances industrywide rose by $10 billion to roughly $660 billion in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Conversations between the rocket maker’s advisers and indexes are part of a broader industrywide discussion about ways to get investors in buzzy startups access to liquidity from public markets earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal