cottage industry
noun
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—
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weaving, pottery, and other cottage industries
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ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
There's even a cottage industry for those who might be figuring out how to announce their own bundles of joy to the world.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s a cottage industry of low-budget, VOD movies that shoot in Eastern European countries such as Romania and Bulgaria for the low labor costs and tax incentives.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025
Daisy, and a motley group of co-workers, toil in a cottage industry of agencies that evaluate harmful and offensive pictures and videos uploaded to social media.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cottage industry
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“Cottage industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage%20industry. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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