Meanings
nounagroindustry (countable and uncountable, plural agroindustries)
plural agroindustries
- countableuncountableAgricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy.
Meronym: Big Ag
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Near-synonym: agribusiness
In the seventeenth century, the strategy for sugar production, a labor-intensive agro-industry, was to keep the manpower cost down through slavery.
1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 80Synonyms: agribusiness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAgricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
- Proto-Italic*agros
- Latinager
- Englishagro-
- Englishindustry
- Englishagroindustry
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 農用化工業 /农用化工业, 產業化農業 /产业化农业
- 農用化工業 /农用化工业 (nóngyònghuà gōngyè)Translations
- 產業化農業 /产业化农业 (chǎnyèhuà nóngyè)Translations
Greek αγροβιοτεχνία, αγροβιομηχανία
- αγροβιοτεχνία (agroviotechnía)Translations
- αγροβιομηχανία (agroviomichanía)Translations
Italian agroindustria
- agroindustriaTranslations
Portuguese agroindústria
- agroindústriaTranslations
Spanish agroindustria
- agroindustriaTranslations
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APA
agroindustry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroindustry
MLA
“agroindustry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroindustry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agroindustry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agroindustry.
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