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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This whole situation reminded me to stay out of family business and focus on my own damn business.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 July 2025
Perry spent 16 years in the family business, HQ Dumpsters and Recycling, before it was sold last year to trash hauler CWPM in Plainville.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
For the sisters, involvement in the family business started at an early age.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Agata went into her mother’s side of the family business and graduated from the Medical University of Lublin in 2022.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 July 2025
Perry spent 16 years in the family business, HQ Dumpsters and Recycling, before it was sold last year to trash hauler CWPM in Plainville.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
For the sisters, involvement in the family business started at an early age.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 July 2025
Agata went into her mother’s side of the family business and graduated from the Medical University of Lublin in 2022.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 12 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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