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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Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan play Chris and Min, a seemingly solid Seattle couple—until Min’s very rich grandmother, Ja-Young (Youn Yuh-jung, of Minari), who’s been bankrolling his stay in the U.S., threatens to bring him back to Korea to run the family business.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Alberto, the heir to the Velvet fashion empire, returns home to save the family business and rekindles a romance with Ana.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Nowadays, Kameron, Dwayne III, and Neal are all delving into the family business as rappers.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Tee was literally born to the life, as his grandfather was the owner of Motor Sport Magazine from the 1930s until the 1990s, and his father, Michael, photographed and wrote for the family business as well.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Alberto, the heir to the Velvet fashion empire, returns home to save the family business and rekindles a romance with Ana.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Nowadays, Kameron, Dwayne III, and Neal are all delving into the family business as rappers.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Tee was literally born to the life, as his grandfather was the owner of Motor Sport Magazine from the 1930s until the 1990s, and his father, Michael, photographed and wrote for the family business as well.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 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 May. 2025.
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