Cottage Industry Definition

noun
A manufacturing activity carried on, as in the early part of the Industrial Revolution, by farming out work to be done in the workers' homes.
Webster's New World
Any relatively small-scale business operation carried on as from the home.
Webster's New World
A small, loosely organized, yet flourishing complex of activity or industry.
American Heritage
Any limited pursuit or activity involving an unusually large number of independent participants.
James Joyce scholarship is a cottage industry among U.S. academics.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cottage Industry

Noun

Singular:
cottage industry
Plural:
cottage-industries

Cottage Industry Sentence Examples

  • In 1735, Blancpain's rich history began when Jehan-Jaques Blancpain established the first Blancpain manufacturer as a cottage industry.

  • When other games like Restaurant City and FarmVille came out, they spawned a whole online cottage industry of websites, e-books, blogs and forums dedicated to finding the best ways to get to higher levels and fancier online environs.

  • Right you convince get the better cottage industry from a tepid endorsement.

  • Sari totes are great because they are made of remnants from discarded saris, so you are supporting a cottage industry and the ethos of "reduce and reuse."

  • Although access to Area 51 is extremely restricted, a whole cottage industry for tourists has grown up around the site.

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