What is human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor. See Diligence called?
industry — (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor. See Diligence. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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