cottage industry

cot·tage in·dus·try

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kot-ij in-duh-stree]
- /ˈkɒt ɪdʒ ˈɪn də stri/
- /ˈkɒtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kot-ij in-duh-stree]
- /ˈkɒt ɪdʒ ˈɪn də stri/

Definitions of cottage industry words

countable noun cottage industry 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. 3
noun cottage industry an industry in which employees work in their own homes, often using their own equipment 3
noun cottage industry 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 3
noun cottage industry any relatively small-scale business operation carried on as from the home 3
noun cottage industry the production, for sale, of goods at home, as the making of handicrafts by rural families. 1
noun cottage industry any small-scale, loosely organized industry. 1

See all 9 definitions of cottage industry

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Origin of cottage industry

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Cottage industry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cottage industry popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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