What does "cottage industry" mean?

A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning.

What is a synonym for "cottage industry"?

Common synonyms include: handicraft making.

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Noun

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.
"Near-synonym: proto-industry"
2
small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment wordnet
3
A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact. broadly
"Customers quickly sensed the change when CA took over a company: The new owners vigorously enforced license agreements, often in the courts. A cottage industry soon sprang up to advise companies on how to negotiate with CA."

"A craft such as quilting may be pursued as a hobby or as a cottage industry."