English Dictionary

cottage industry

名詞

A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis. / A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact.

日本語の意味

家庭や自宅を拠点に行われる職業や副業、すなわち在宅での仕事を指す。 / 従業員数が少なく、経済的な影響力が限定されるような小規模な産業、または事業を指す。

What began as a cottage industry producing handmade soaps has grown into a thriving local brand.

手作り石鹸の製造を内職として始めたのが、やがて地域で成功したブランドに成長した。

意味（1）

A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis.

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

意味（2）

A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact.

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.

cottage industries （ plural ）