family business
noun
: a business owned or operated by one's family
She joined the family business after graduating from college.
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Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Not only for a family business in Nigeria sourcing raw materials from Southeast Asia or a manufacturer in Bangladesh seeking to export to Europe, but also for permission to become a constraint that price and commercial logic cannot overcome.
—Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Lakers functioned as a family business for more than 45 years under the ownership of the late Jerry Buss and his children.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
In the gritty revenge drama, Compte plays Mateo Rojas, the son of a drug cartel boss forced to take over the family business.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Not only for a family business in Nigeria sourcing raw materials from Southeast Asia or a manufacturer in Bangladesh seeking to export to Europe, but also for permission to become a constraint that price and commercial logic cannot overcome.
—Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Lakers functioned as a family business for more than 45 years under the ownership of the late Jerry Buss and his children.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
In the gritty revenge drama, Compte plays Mateo Rojas, the son of a drug cartel boss forced to take over the family business.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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“Family business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20business. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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