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I see myself as a private-equity investor that helps rebuild companies. Restructuring is a cottage industry in that there aren't that many serious practitioners.
Wilbur Ross

Meaning of "cottage industry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY

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Cottage industry is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COTTAGE INDUSTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cottage industry

Putting-out system

The putting-out system is a means of subcontracting work. Historically it was also known as the workshop system and the domestic system. In putting-out, work is contracted by a central agent to subcontractors who complete the work in off-site facilities, either in their own homes or in workshops with multiple craftsmen. It was used in the English and American textile industries, in shoe making, lock-making trades and making parts for small firearms from the Industrial Revolution until the mid-19th century; however, after the invention of the sewing machine in 1846, the system lingered on for the making of ready made men's clothing. The domestic system was suited to pre-urban times because workers did not have to travel from home to work which was quite impracticable due to the state of roads and footpaths and members of the household spent many hours in farm or household tasks. Early factory owners sometimes had to build dormitories to house workers, especially girls and women. Putting-out workers had some flexibility to balance farm and household chores with the putting-out work, this being especially important in winter.

Definition of cottage industry in the English dictionary

The definition of cottage industry in the dictionary is an industry in which employees work in their own homes, often using their own equipment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COTTAGE INDUSTRY

cotta
cottabus
cottage
cottage cheese
cottage country
cottage flat
cottage garden
cottage hospital
cottage loaf
cottage piano
cottage pie
cottage roll
cottager
cottagey
cottaging
cottar
Cottbus
cotted
cotter
cotter pin

WORDS THAT END LIKE COTTAGE INDUSTRY

aviation industry
building industry
chemistry
construction industry
cotton industry
entertainment industry
fashion industry
film industry
food industry
growth industry
heavy industry
hospitality industry
hotel industry
industry
leisure industry
light industry
manufacturing industry
movie industry
oil industry
service industry
steel industry

Synonyms and antonyms of cottage industry in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cottage industry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY

Find out the translation of cottage industry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cottage industry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cottage industry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家庭手工业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

industria artesanal
570 millions of speakers

English

cottage industry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुटीर उद्योग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصناعات المنزلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кустарная промышленность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indústria artesanal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুটির শিল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secteur artisanal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Industri kampung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heimindustrie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家内工業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가내 수공업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Industri cottage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiểu thủ công nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிசைத் தொழில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉटेज उद्योग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yazlık sanayi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attività artigianale svolta a domicilio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chałupniczych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кустарна промисловість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

industria cabana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικοτεχνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tuisnywerheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

småindustri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hytte industrien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cottage industry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COTTAGE INDUSTRY»

The term «cottage industry» is regularly used and occupies the 97.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cottage industry

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5 QUOTES WITH «COTTAGE INDUSTRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cottage industry.
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Derek Bailey
I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business.
2
Thomas Dolby
I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage industry: I had imagined that I would just put on a helmet and be somewhere else - that's your dream of what it's going to be.
3
Jean Harris
Overnight I became a cottage industry.
4
Wilbur Ross
I see myself as a private-equity investor that helps rebuild companies. Restructuring is a cottage industry in that there aren't that many serious practitioners.
5
Mink Stole
John is a cottage industry in Baltimore and the city opens its doors for him whenever he is making a new film.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COTTAGE INDUSTRY»

Discover the use of cottage industry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cottage industry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Turning Wool Into a Cottage Industry
Turning Wool into a Cottage Industry is the book for anyone who has ever thought about converting an interest in wool crafts into home-based income.
Paula Simmons, 1991
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Problems and prospects of cottage industry in India
The Problems And The Prospects Of The Industry Have Been Specifically Identified. The Book Is Thoroughly Documented And Supported With Statistical Tables And Illustrations.
Sayyid Fayyaz Ahmad, 1989
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Evolution of Medical Tourism: From Cottage Industry to ...
Evolution of Medical Tourism: from Cottage Industry to Corporate World covers such topics as the future of the global healthcare industry to dealing with supply and demand in the medical tourism industry.
Pramod Goel, 2012
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Cottage industry: portraits of Irish artisans
I see the work of many small producers as a service to their local community and to Ireland, producing the soda breads and boiled sweets made by their families for generations Often their shops are at the heart of the village, where people ...
Betsy Klein, Jersey Walz, 2006
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Agro Cottage Industry Sericulture
The students will get will benefited by this book, because the subject is already introduced in Maharashtra state by all University and Boards.
Hiware, C J, 2001
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The Billion-Dollar Cottage Industry of Healthcare Billing
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Overhauling America's Healthcare Machine: Stop the Bleeding and Save Trillions (9780132173254) by Douglas A. Perednia. Available in print and digital formats.
Douglas A. Perednia, 2011
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Transfer, Adoption and Diffusion of Technology for Small and ...
Cottage Industry: Significance and Problems The importance of cottage industry in the developing economies of Asia including India is now well recognised ( Islam, 1986, pp. 74-77). As individual enterprises, most of these industries rely more ...
Rizwanul Islam, 1992
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Schubert's Winterreise: A Winter Journey in Poetry, Image, & ...
The volume includes: o the complete German text of Wilhelm Müller’s twenty-four poems o a new English translation of the poems by Louise McClelland Urban o a foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer John Harbison o an ...
Louise McClelland Urban, 2003
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The European Peasant Family and Society: Historical Studies
... alternation of the agricultural season with by-employment or cottage industry ( Mendels, 1980; Rudolph, 1985, p. 61; Gullickson, 1986, pp. 39-40). Thus cottage industry or by-employment in agriculture could be present and grow anywhere.
Richard L. Rudolph, 1995
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The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and ...
Activity I: Exploring the Cottage Industry Fair Trade knitters participate in a cottage industry. A cottage industry is small scale production done at home by family members using their own equipment. Cottage industries rely on the skills of the ...
Tamara L. Stenn, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COTTAGE INDUSTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cottage industry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coconess's Kaavya Nag on what it takes to run a cottage industry in …
Coconess started in 2012 on a serene plot of land in Singasandra, Bangalore. That year, Kaavya Nag's friend had told her about the ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
2
Fraud crackdown sends illegal immigrant licenses plummeting in NM
But while the policy's effect on public safety has been inconclusive, critics say it launched a cottage industry for criminals to sell fraudulent ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Russian economic winds blow cold in Chinese border town
Putin is a popular figure in China for his macho image and willingness to confront Washington, with a cottage industry dedicated to producing ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
How to tell if a CEO is lying
... research offers some insights into when people are lying—and a whole new cottage industry of experts is springing up to apply those lessons ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
5
Lee Offers Tribute to Elder Boyd K. Packer
... of life he taught that children should be provided with a shield of faith and that forming that shield of faith was of necessity a cottage industry. «Utah Policy, Jul 15»
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New farmers market highlights Hughson's ag products
The Hughson woman is keeping cottage industry alive with her home business of custom made jams, jellies, fruit butters, pie fillings and fresh ... «The Turlock Journal, Jul 15»
7
Sole Man: The Pros and Cons of Buying Cheap Running Shoes
In fact, there is an entire online cottage industry for selling outdated models. It used to be that running specialty shops would offer its holdover ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»
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Screentime Is a Global Scourge on Children
The New York Times has made a cottage industry of hectoring parents and making them feel inferior. (Actually, it's not just parents — who can ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Net neutrality debate is a struggle against non-existent violations
Despite this dearth of actual infractions, a huge cottage industry of academics and advocates has grown up to prevent alleged net neutrality ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
10
The Man Who Turned Club 33 Upside Down
It seems like they were using the club as a cottage industry." Corrinet takes Disney's official excuse to mean a tiny minority of selfish members ... «MousePlanet, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cottage industry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cottage-industry>. Apr 2024 ».
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