cottage industry

cottage industry

n.

1. A usually small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment.

2. A small, loosely organized, yet flourishing complex of activity or industry: "The study of Gandhi has become a virtual cottage industry in the last 30 years, producing schools, museums, foundations and more than 400 biographies" (Jean Strouse).

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cottage industry

n

(Business / Commerce) an industry in which employees work in their own homes, often using their own equipment

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Noun

1.

cottage industry - small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment manufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"