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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His father, an Italian immigrant and one of 20 children, started the family business.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Both sons run the family business.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Young adult Rakhshan Khan, who was born and raised in Connecticut, has seen the Muslim groups growing over the years, and looks forward to meeting local family business owners outside her Pakistani Muslim community.
—Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Clearly, tennis is the family business, and – for Kigel at least -- there’s little difference coaching men or women.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Both sons run the family business.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
Young adult Rakhshan Khan, who was born and raised in Connecticut, has seen the Muslim groups growing over the years, and looks forward to meeting local family business owners outside her Pakistani Muslim community.
—Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Clearly, tennis is the family business, and – for Kigel at least -- there’s little difference coaching men or women.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
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 2 Feb. 2026.
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