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defensive industry

defensive industry noun: any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.

Noun

defensive industry (plural defensive industries)

  1. Any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.

Forms of defensive industry

pluraldefensive industries

Questions about defensive industry

What does defensive industry mean?
Defensive industry means any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.
What part of speech is defensive industry?
Defensive industry is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive industry?
The plural of defensive industry is defensive industries.

Words near defensive industry in the dictionary

  1. defensive fields
  2. defensive halfback
  3. defensive halfbacks
  4. defensive indifference
  5. defensive industries
  6. defensive industry
  7. defensive line
  8. defensive line of scrimmage
  9. defensive lineman
  10. defensive linemen
  11. defensive lines

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