"evergreen industry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evergreen industries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} evergreen industry (plural evergreen industries)
  1. A business in a market that is always viable.
    Sense id: en-evergreen_industry-en-noun-NWU5YqRO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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