Seasonal Industry — A subset of companies that earn the majority of their income during a small part of the year because of factors such as weather, holidays and/or customs. The businesses in a seasonal industry will make little or no money outside of the season… … Investment dictionary
seasonal industry — An industry whose activities for the most part are confined to a particular season or particular seasons of the year, for example, the packing or processing of fruits and vegetables. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 699 … Ballentine's law dictionary
seasonal — adjective 1 usually happening or available during a particular season: a pie made with seasonal fruits | seasonal norm BrE (=the average weather conditions for a particular season) 2 happening or needed only at a particular time of year: seasonal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seasonal — sea|son|al [ˈsi:zənəl] adj [usually before noun] happening, expected, or needed during a particular season ▪ heavy seasonal rains seasonal workers/employment etc ▪ seasonal jobs in the tourist industry … Dictionary of contemporary English
Climate change, industry and society — See also: Avoiding dangerous climate change and Effects of climate change on humans This article is about climate change, industry and society. Contents 1 Vulnerability 1.1 General effects 1.2 Human settlement … Wikipedia
History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas liquids) — Canada s natural gas liquids industry dates back to the discovery of wet natural gas at Turner Valley, Alberta in 1914. The gas was less important than the natural gasoline skunk gas it was called, because of its distinctive odour that early… … Wikipedia
Fishing industry in Scotland — found fishing to be of much greater social, economic and cultural importance to Scotland than to the rest of the UK. Scotland has just under 8.6% of the UK population but lands at its ports over 60% of the total UK catch of fishref|Royal.Many of… … Wikipedia
Floral industry — is one of the major industries in many developing and underdeveloped countries. Floriculture as an industry began in the late 1800s in England, where flowers were grown on a large scale on the vast estates. The present day floral industry is a… … Wikipedia
Kangaroo industry — The kangaroo industry is based on the hearvesting of the large species of kangaroos, which are abundant and are sustainably harvested in Australia under strict government control. Conserving the Kangaroo… … Wikipedia
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
