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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The Minnesota State Patrol isn't necessarily known as a family business, but for the Stricker family it's become exactly that.
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus began as a family business venture in 1907 and quickly transformed into a high-end retail icon.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Some, such as Ignat Trofimov and Ivan Kalugin, made these dangerous captures a family business; their dynasties would operate for decades, satisfying demand from the zoos and circuses of the world eager for roaring tigers to entertain paying guests.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The heir of Italian jeweler Cielo Venezia 1270 — a company that groups brands such as the locally popular Miluna label, in addition to Nimei, Yukiko and Kiara — the bubbly entrepreneur has split his career between working for the family business and charting his own path.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus began as a family business venture in 1907 and quickly transformed into a high-end retail icon.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Some, such as Ignat Trofimov and Ivan Kalugin, made these dangerous captures a family business; their dynasties would operate for decades, satisfying demand from the zoos and circuses of the world eager for roaring tigers to entertain paying guests.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
The heir of Italian jeweler Cielo Venezia 1270 — a company that groups brands such as the locally popular Miluna label, in addition to Nimei, Yukiko and Kiara — the bubbly entrepreneur has split his career between working for the family business and charting his own path.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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