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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNSET INDUSTRY

sunset industry  [ˈsʌnˌsɛt ˈɪndəstrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNSET INDUSTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunset industry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNSET INDUSTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sunset industry

A sunset industry is an industry in decline, one that has passed its peak or boom periods. As one example, analogue recording technologies for audio or video have been supplanted by digital equivalents; although analogue equipment is still offered, sales have declined dramatically and are not expected to recover, so this segment of the market has been branded a 'sunset industry'.

Definition of sunset industry in the English dictionary

The definition of sunset industry in the dictionary is any industry that holds little promise of future development.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNSET INDUSTRY


ancestry
ˈænsɛstrɪ
artistry
ˈɑːtɪstrɪ
biochemistry
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
chemistry
ˈkɛmɪstrɪ
dentistry
ˈdɛntɪstrɪ
electrochemistry
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
forestry
ˈfɒrɪstrɪ
immunohistochemistry
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
industry
ˈɪndəstrɪ
maestri
ˈmaɪstrɪ
ministry
ˈmɪnɪstrɪ
pastry
ˈpeɪstrɪ
registry
ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ
tapestry
ˈtæpɪstrɪ
thermochemistry
ˌθɜːməʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNSET INDUSTRY

sunscald
sunscreen
sunscreening
sunseeker
sunset
sunset clause
sunset law
sunsetting
sunshade
sunshine
sunshine law
sunshine roof
Sunshine State
sunshiny
sunspecs
sunspot
sunspotted
sunstar
sunstone
sunstroke

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNSET INDUSTRY

aviation industry
building industry
construction industry
cotton industry
entertainment industry
fashion industry
film industry
fishing industry
food industry
growth industry
heavy industry
hospitality industry
hotel industry
leisure industry
light industry
manufacturing industry
movie industry
oil industry
organic chemistry
service industry
steel industry

Synonyms and antonyms of sunset industry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunset industry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNSET INDUSTRY

Find out the translation of sunset industry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunset industry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunset industry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夕阳产业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

industria de la puesta del sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunset industry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूर्यास्त उद्योग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صناعة الغروب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закат промышленности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indústria do sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যাস্ত শিল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

industrie en déclin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Industri matahari terbenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenuntergang Industrie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斜陽産業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일몰 산업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Industri srengenge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngành công nghiệp hoàng hôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரிய ஒளி தொழில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यास्त उद्योग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Günbatımı endüstrisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

industria tramonto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przemysł słońca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закат промисловості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

industrie apus de soare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιομηχανία ηλιοβασίλεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sunset bedryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solnedgång industrin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

solnedgang industrien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunset industry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSET INDUSTRY»

The term «sunset industry» is used very little and occupies the 167.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNSET INDUSTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunset industry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunset industry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunset industry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNSET INDUSTRY»

Discover the use of sunset industry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunset industry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Workers in America: A Historical Encyclopedia
... economic activity, rather than individual factories or businesses. These are generally mature industries whose future prospects are bleak. In 1983, the London Times used the term “sunset industries” SUNSET INDUSTRY 745 Sunset Industry.
Robert E. Weir, 2013
2
The Harriman House Book of Investing Rules: Collected Wisdom ...
It may be mature but it's not a sunset industry, and arguably not one sector. Investors often argue that chemicals represents a 'sunset' industry for investment. On the contrary, it is probably the most innovative of all industries, and innovation  ...
Philip Jenks, Stephen Eckett, 2007
3
The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules: Invaluable ...
It may be mature but it's not a sunset industry, and arguably not one sector. Investors often argue that chemicals represents a 'sunset' industry for investment. On the contrary, it is probably the most innovative of all industries, and innovation  ...
Philip Jenks, Stephen Eckett, 2002
4
Industrializing Malaysia: Policy, Performance, Prospects
As recently as the mid1980s, the primary textile sector was being labelled a ' sunset' industry whose days were numbered. Banks did not want to finance investments in expanding productive capacity, and firms were being cannibalised by ...
K. S. Jomo, 2013
5
Garment Exports: Winning Strategies
The garment industry is a sunset industry in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, which have been the main suppliers of clothing (garments) especially from 1960 to 1980. Sung (1993) considers the emergence of China as one of the largest ...
Darlie O. Koshy, 1997
6
Global Competitiveness and Industrial Growth in Taiwan and ...
At the same time, the state regarded textiles as a sunset industry and refused to provide assistance in industrial adjustment, The premature withdrawal of state assistance made the sunset industry argument a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Cheng-Tian Kuo, 1995
7
A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
yang menyenja sunset industry. - yang sudah tak layak lagi di negaranya sunset industry, -yang tidak berbasis- kan bahan mentah non-resource-based industry. mengindustri to industrialize. mengindustrikan to industrialize s.t. pengindustrian  ...
Alan M. Stevens, 2004
8
Reindustrializing New York State: Strategies, Implications, ...
These policies have retarded change in the structure of the American economy.2 To those who work in the apparel/ textile industry these views are not only misconceived, they are factually incorrect. For while the concept of "sunset industry" is ...
Morton Schoolman, Alvin Magid
9
DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC TERMS, 5th ed.
SUNSET INDUSTRY mature industry at the end of the product life cycle. For example, the buggy whip industry was a sunset industry. SUNSET PROVISION condition in a law or regulation that includes its own expiration date unless specifically ...
Jack P. Friedman
10
Banking on Multinationals: Public Credit and the Export of ...
Sunset industry relocation thus presents a formidable challenge to available theories. Political models of industrial adjustment focus on protection or domestic restructuring strategies, while assuming that structurally depressed industries are  ...
Mireya Solis, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNSET INDUSTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunset industry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
National Centre for Future Forest Industries director says forestry …
Tasmania's forest industry should be seen as a sunrise, not a sunset industry according to the head of the National Centre for Future Forest Industries. «ABC Online, May 15»
2
S Africa gold wage talks create sunset industry – Venkat
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – If South African miners insist on having yearly wage negotiations, it will not bode well for the local mining industry. «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, May 15»
3
COLUMN: Coal a sunset industry
The coal port proposed for Fraser Surrey Docks is changing shape. The company that operates the docks is now proposing that coal be loaded directly onto ... «Surrey Leader, May 15»
4
Horgan maintains coal is far from sunset industry
Denis Horgan spent 40 years in the coal industry, the last 26 with Westshore Terminals. ... "A lot of people have called coal a sunset industry for 30, 40 years. «Delta-Optimist, Feb 15»
5
Bus firms may become 'sunset industry'
“This is a sunset industry – one that will perish soon if the government does not intervene and do something to help us,” Eva Express Sdn Bhd managing director ... «The Borneo Post, Dec 14»
6
FORESTRY SECTOR TO BE “SUNSET INDUSTRY” POST 2015 …
A Forestry expert has warned that Solomon Islands forest will inevitably become a “sunset industry” facing almost depletion of forest resources post 2015. «Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Nov 14»
7
Handloom is not a sunset industry: Prasanna
He established Charaka, a women's multipurpose industrial co-operative society at Bhimanakone village in Shivamogga district, to further the cause of weavers. «Times of India, Nov 14»
8
Singapore Broker Exodus Seen Quickening: Southeast Asia
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's shrinking brokerage industry is set to get ... “Stockbroking appears to be a sunset industry,” Yeo, who now sells women's ... «Bloomberg, Mar 14»
9
Forget Holden and Qantas, put our tax dollars to better use
It has been clear for a generation that the motor vehicle industry in Australia is a sunset industry. Supporting it sends all the wrong signals to those working in the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 13»
10
PETA Australia: Animal circuses a sunset industry
The government committee said wild animal circuses have become a sunset industry. PETA Australia said this “is a sure indicator that we're moving closer to an ... «Asian Correspondent, Nov 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sunset industry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sunset-industry>. Apr 2024 ».
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