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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Casey Darrow experienced the change in fortunes at his family business in Vermont, Green Mountain Orchards.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Horace is dying of cancer, and, disappointed with his dynasty, looks to install outsider Kimmie at the head of the family business.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
True Learning was a family business, as Jinhee, Joseph and their three children, aged 8 to 16 at the time, worked together on everything from product testing to marketing campaigns.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Fashion was a family business, in a sense, with Vi's father and brother starting a cashmere business.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
Horace is dying of cancer, and, disappointed with his dynasty, looks to install outsider Kimmie at the head of the family business.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
True Learning was a family business, as Jinhee, Joseph and their three children, aged 8 to 16 at the time, worked together on everything from product testing to marketing campaigns.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Fashion was a family business, in a sense, with Vi's father and brother starting a cashmere business.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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