COTTAGE INDUSTRY


Meaning of COTTAGE INDUSTRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 subject

this debate about sex and law became a cottage industry for feminist academics — Wendy Kaminer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.