mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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That led to distribution at nearly 1,000 stores – most of which were mom-and-pop operations.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The creator program marks the latest push from Dub to sway mom-and-pop investors to its platform, which encourages users to forgo traditional stock picking and instead duplicate other traders’ portfolios.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Riccardo's Ristorante has been around since the '80s and still maintains its mom-and-pop feel, dishing out delicious Italian staples like veal saltimbocca, eggplant parmigiana and chicken cacciatore.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
When methamphetamine blanketed the Midwest years ago and people were manufacturing it in small, mom-and-pop labs, police could build a case with paraphernalia and equipment used to make the stimulant.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The creator program marks the latest push from Dub to sway mom-and-pop investors to its platform, which encourages users to forgo traditional stock picking and instead duplicate other traders’ portfolios.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Riccardo's Ristorante has been around since the '80s and still maintains its mom-and-pop feel, dishing out delicious Italian staples like veal saltimbocca, eggplant parmigiana and chicken cacciatore.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
When methamphetamine blanketed the Midwest years ago and people were manufacturing it in small, mom-and-pop labs, police could build a case with paraphernalia and equipment used to make the stimulant.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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