cottage industry
noun/ˌkɒtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/
/ˌkɑːtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/
- a small business in which the work is done by people in their homes
- Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.
- Desktop publishing has become a modern cottage industry.
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