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

His first project at the house was a film starring Demi Moore that imagined Gucci as a family business owned by a wealthy matriarch in California. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026

Diego Hernandez, a senior, entered the cohort with hundreds of hours of construction experience at a family business. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Milan — The skirt to Prada is what the trench coat is to Burberry and the Bar jacket is to Dior; a defining silhouette that has underpinned every collection since co-creative director Miuccia Prada took over her family business in the late 1970s. — Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The family of late interior design legend Sister Parish continues to expand the family business with fresh collaborations and collections. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for family business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness