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Definition of cottage industry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cottage industry

noun

/ˌkɒtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/

/ˌkɑːtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/

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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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