cottage

[ kot-ij ]

noun

1. a small house, usually of only one story.
2. a small, modest house at a lake, mountain resort, etc., owned or rented as a vacation home.
3. one of a group of small, separate houses, as for patients at a hospital, guests at a hotel, or students at a boarding school.

cottage

/ ˈkɒtɪdʒ /

noun

1. a small simple house, esp in a rural area
2. a small house in the country or at a resort, used for holiday purposes
3. one of several housing units, as at a hospital, for accommodating people in groups
4. slang.
   a public lavatory

Other Words From

• cottaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage¹

1350–1400; Middle English cotage. See cot ², -age; compare Medieval Latin cotagium, apparently < Anglo-French

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage¹

C14: from cot ²

Example Sentences

A number of measures and restrictions have been suggested, including Derbyshire Dales District Council voting to increase council tax for people with second homes - but not holiday cottages.

From BBC

Since 1984, APR has allowed land used for crops or raising animals, as well as farm buildings, cottages and houses, to be exempt from inheritance tax.

From BBC

Proposition 65, they say, has resulted in a cottage industry of so-called bounty hunters that target California companies for payouts.

From Los Angeles Times

For years, tax relief has enabled small family farms – including land used for crops or rearing animals, as well as farm buildings, cottages and houses - to be handed down through the generations.

From BBC

For years, the APR tax relief has enabled small family farms – including land used for crops or rearing animals, as well as farm buildings, cottages and houses - to be handed down through the generations.

From BBC

Related Words

• bungalow
• cabin
• chalet
• home
• hut
• lean-to
• lodge
• ranch
• shack
• shanty