mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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His group looks out for about 400 mom-and-pop businesses in East Charlotte, about half of them owned by immigrants, Asciutto says.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl had planned to merge two portfolios of essentially identical loans, one privately held by wealthy investors and the other publicly held by mom-and-pop shareholders.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Chains and mom-and-pop eateries alike opened new homes in the capital region as far north as Yuba City.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
So this safety net, there for shock-absorbing systemic risks, makes sense for mom-and-pop savers and investors.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl had planned to merge two portfolios of essentially identical loans, one privately held by wealthy investors and the other publicly held by mom-and-pop shareholders.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Chains and mom-and-pop eateries alike opened new homes in the capital region as far north as Yuba City.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
So this safety net, there for shock-absorbing systemic risks, makes sense for mom-and-pop savers and investors.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mom-and-pop
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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