单词 | kitchen table entrepreneur |
释义 | > as lemmaskitchen table entrepreneur C2. As a modifier, designating businesses or occupations which are carried out from home, part-time, or on a small or amateur scale; as in kitchen table business, kitchen table entrepreneur, kitchen table start-up, etc. ΚΠ 1957 Farm Q. Winter 66/1 A spoonful of cream, dropped casually into a jar of old-fashioned horseradish, made a rich man of Ellis Huntsinger and expanded a kitchen table industry into a national organization. 1969 Lima (Ohio) News 16 Nov. d11/6 He suggests getting a tax break by starting ‘a kitchen table business’—making or distributing something at home—which immediately qualifies you for some major tax deductions. 1998 Mod. Maturity Jan. 59/1 Kitchen-table entrepreneurs pick up some advantages in this legislation. 2014 Daily Tel. 15 Aug. 34/3 Home businesses are to be given a boost by the Government as part of a drive to encourage more kitchen table start-ups. < as lemmas |
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