Firm vs. Industry
Firmnoun
A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
Firmnoun
A business enterprise, however organized.
Firmnoun
(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
Firmadjective
steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
Firmadjective
fixed (in opinion)
Firmadjective
solid, rigid (material state)
Firmverb
(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
Firmverb
(transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
Firmverb
(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
Firmverb
(intransitive) To improve after decline.
Firmverb
To shorten (of betting odds).
Firmverb
To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
Firmadjective
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; - applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
Firmadjective
Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
Firmadjective
Solid; - opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
Firmadjective
Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
Firmnoun
The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
Firmverb
To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
Firmverb
To fix or direct with firmness.
Firmnoun
members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
Firmverb
become taut or tauter;
Firmverb
make taut or tauter;
Firmadjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
Firmadjective
not soft or yielding to pressure;
Firmadjective
strong and sure;
Firmadjective
not subject to revision or change;
Firmadjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;
Firmadjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;
Firmadjective
securely established;
Firmadjective
marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;
Firmadjective
pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;
Firmadjective
securely fixed in place;
Firmadjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
Firmadverb
with resolute determination;
Firmadjective
having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure
Firmadjective
solidly in place and stable
Firmadjective
having steady but not excessive power or strength
Firmadjective
showing resolute determination and strength of character
Firmadjective
strongly felt and unlikely to change
Firmadjective
steadfast and constant
Firmadjective
decided upon and fixed or definite
Firmadjective
(of a currency, shares, etc.) having a steady value or price which is more likely to rise than fall
Firmverb
make more solid or resilient
Firmverb
fix (a plant) securely in the soil
Firmverb
make (an agreement or plan) explicit and definite
Firmverb
(of a price) rise slightly to reach a level considered secure
Firmadverb
in a resolute and determined manner
Firmnoun
a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people
Firmnoun
a group of hospital doctors working as a team, headed by a consultant.
Firmnoun
an organized group of football supporters known for their aggressive attitudes towards rival fans.
Industrynoun
(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
Industrynoun
Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
Industrynoun
Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
Industrynoun
The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
Industrynoun
Automated production of material goods{{cite-web
Industrynoun
(archaeology) A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.
Industrynoun
Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; - opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.
Industrynoun
Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry.
Industrynoun
Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.
Industrynoun
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise;
Industrynoun
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale;
Industrynoun
persevering determination to perform a task;
Industrynoun
economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Industrynoun
a particular form or branch of economic or commercial activity
Industrynoun
an activity or domain in which a great deal of effort is expended
Industrynoun
hard work
