"cottage industry" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-cottage industry.oga Forms: cottage industries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cottage industry (plural cottage industries)
  1. A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning. Categories (topical): Economics Translations (occupation carried out at home): husflid (english: rural communites) [common-gender, historical] (Danish), ગૃહઉદ્યોગ (gŕhaudyog) [masculine] (Gujarati), tionscal tinteáin [masculine] (Irish), tionscal baile [masculine] (Irish), lavoro a domicilio [masculine] (Italian), കുടിൽ വ്യവസായം (kuṭil vyavasāyaṁ) (Malayalam), husflit [common-gender] (Swedish), hemindustri [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cottage_industry-en-noun-pfYIuM49 Disambiguation of Economics: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'occupation carried out at home': 91 9
  2. (by extension) A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact. Tags: broadly Translations (small-scale industry): småindustri [common-gender] (Danish), കുടിൽ വ്യവസായം (kuṭil vyavasāyaṁ) (Malayalam), småindustri [common-gender] (Swedish), småföretag [neuter] (Swedish), småföretagande [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cottage_industry-en-noun--G~6yqI0 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'small-scale industry': 5 95

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