Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensive industry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-sive in-dus-try
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

defensive industries (plural)

Questions

What does defensive industry mean?: Any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.

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