mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday blessed Exxon’s plans to roll out a program that lets its mom-and-pop investors automatically vote their shares in favor of management’s recommendations.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Port officials said the Mississippi carried a full load of goods headed for retailers like Costco, Target, Walmart and small mom-and-pop stores.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
But most of those purchases are by mom-and-pop investors, not big firms like Blackstone.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel’s simulacrum of a mom-and-pop’s seems to have been effective, despite the reality of a sprawling corporate franchise.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Port officials said the Mississippi carried a full load of goods headed for retailers like Costco, Target, Walmart and small mom-and-pop stores.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
But most of those purchases are by mom-and-pop investors, not big firms like Blackstone.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Cracker Barrel’s simulacrum of a mom-and-pop’s seems to have been effective, despite the reality of a sprawling corporate franchise.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mom-and-pop
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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