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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Gracie has put her education to work in the family business on brand development and marketing for the Chiefs.
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Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Rivero’s son Lazaro, who will one day take over the family business, introduced his father to the environmental benefits of aquamation a couple of years back.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The untitled comedy, which landed at Fox for development in a competitive situation, centers on a determined 25-year-old vampire who struggles with running the family business for his murderous and suffocating vampire parents while trying to chase his dream to become an actor.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Min has zero interest in joining the family business.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Rivero’s son Lazaro, who will one day take over the family business, introduced his father to the environmental benefits of aquamation a couple of years back.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The untitled comedy, which landed at Fox for development in a competitive situation, centers on a determined 25-year-old vampire who struggles with running the family business for his murderous and suffocating vampire parents while trying to chase his dream to become an actor.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Min has zero interest in joining the family business.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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