cottage industry

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === cottage industry (plural cottage industries) A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning. Near-synonym: proto-industry (by extension) A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cottage industry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “cottage industry”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “cottage industry”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.