family business

noun

A business whose owners are all members of the same family; in many cases a small business (a mom-and-pop business), and in other cases one that is large but is closely held and controlled by a family office.

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Meanings

nounfamily business (plural family businesses)

plural family businesses

  1. A business whose owners are all members of the same family; in many cases a small business (a mom-and-pop business), and in other cases one that is large but is closely held and controlled by a family office.

Translations

Afrikaans familiebesigheid
  • familiebesigheidbusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Chinese Mandarin 家族企業 /家族企业, 家業 /家业
  • 家族企業 /家族企业 (jiāzú qǐyè)business whose owners are all members of the same family
  • 家業 /家业 (jiāyè)business whose owners are all members of the same family
Finnish perheyritys
  • perheyritysbusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
French entreprise familiale
  • entreprise familialebusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
German Familienunternehmen
  • Familienunternehmenbusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Italian impresa familiare
  • impresa familiarebusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Japanese 家業
  • 家業 (kagyō)business whose owners are all members of the same family
Korean 가업
  • 가업 (ga'eop)business whose owners are all members of the same family
Polish przedsiębiorstwo rodzinne
  • przedsiębiorstwo rodzinnebusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Portuguese empresa familiar
  • empresa familiarbusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Russian семе́йный би́знес
  • семе́йный би́знес (seméjnyj bíznɛs)business whose owners are all members of the same family
Spanish empresa familiar
  • empresa familiarbusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Tagalog negosyo ng pamilya
  • negosyo ng pamilyabusiness whose owners are all members of the same family
Cite this entry
APA

family business. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20business

MLA

“family business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20business. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family business,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20business.

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