family business

noun

: a business owned or operated by one's family

She joined the family business after graduating from college.

Examples of family business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In subsequent years, things changed dramatically and a lot of it can be attributed to Gina Zangrillo who joined the family business in 1994. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

There’s Tanner, the middle of three boys who lives in his hometown and pilots a plane for the family business that sprays pesticides on crops. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Vitolo joined the family business in 2008, almost 20 years after his father took over the restaurant that first opened on Houston Street in 1956. — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

Season 3 sees Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) and Mallory (Crystle Stewart) consolidate their power at the family business, however their success is put at risk when their rivals escape from behind bars and begin plotting their revenge. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for family business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness