industrywide

American

[in-duh-stree-wahyd, in-duh-stree-wahyd] / ˈɪn də striˌwaɪd, ˈɪn də striˈwaɪd /

adjective

from, covering, or affecting an entire industry.

industrywide profits.

adverb

throughout an industry.

industrywide British

/ ˈɪndəstrɪˌwaɪd /

adverb

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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Dell Technologies gave a blowout outlook on Thursday while signaling that the industrywide memory-chip crunch seems manageable.

From MarketWatch

A string of client losses and guidance cuts at the company—coupled with industrywide concerns about AI disruption—weighed on WPP’s shares, which lost nearly two-thirds of their value over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts expected Smurfit Westrock to join them, though the flurry of tariff news may alter those industrywide plans.

From Barron's

Along with the sour mood on data center loans, Blue Owl also owns lots of software and services debt –8% of its investments–and this sector has seen the worst investor sentiment in 2026, with expectations of industrywide disruption from AI.

From Barron's

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

From MarketWatch

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