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cottage industry — ➔ industry * * * cottage industry UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a small business in which people work in their own homes: »They make and market beeswax cosmetics products as a cottage industry. »Traditional cottage industries such as handicrafts… … Financial and business terms
cottage industry — cottage industries N COUNT A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone s home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery. Bookbinding is largely a cottage industry … English dictionary
cottage industry — n an industry that consists of people working at home ▪ Hand weaving is a flourishing cottage industry in the region … Dictionary of contemporary English
cottage industry — noun count a business that involves people producing things at home … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cottage industry — ► NOUN ▪ a business or manufacturing activity carried on in people s homes … English terms dictionary
cottage industry — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cottage industry : singular cottage industry plural cottage industries 1) a business that involves people producing things at home 2) an informal business arrangement that involves exchanging information or… … English dictionary
cottage industry — noun a) A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part time basis. A craft such as quilting may be pursued as a hobby or as a cottage industry. b) A small scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low … Wiktionary
cottage industry — noun Date: 1921 1. an industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment 2. a small and often informally organized industry 3. a limited but enthusiastically pursued activity or … New Collegiate Dictionary
cottage industry — noun (C) an industry that consists of people working at home: a programme to promote cottage industry in rural areas … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cottage industry — noun small scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment • Hypernyms: ↑industry, ↑manufacture … Useful english dictionary
