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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Jon Geller was a freshman in college when Paige was launched and had no intention of joining the family business.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
And if there was ever any doubt this was a family business, even Brinson’s dogs have become part of the act.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
He was expected to carry on the family business, but fell in love with cinema from an early age.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Wicklow Hall is a family business and labor of love.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
And if there was ever any doubt this was a family business, even Brinson’s dogs have become part of the act.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
He was expected to carry on the family business, but fell in love with cinema from an early age.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Wicklow Hall is a family business and labor of love.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family business
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“Family business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20business. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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