mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
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The heists aren’t plaguing just big-box complexes and mom-and-pop convenience stores.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Some residents resent that commissioners are poised to betray their longstanding belief that Sorrento would grow with mom-and-pop shops and perhaps hundreds of homes rather than more than 1,700.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
Tesla has an unusually high proportion of retail investors — also known as mom-and-pop investors — compared to large institutional investors.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 June 2024
In other words, discounts to big-box chains must be available to mom-and-pop stores, too.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Some residents resent that commissioners are poised to betray their longstanding belief that Sorrento would grow with mom-and-pop shops and perhaps hundreds of homes rather than more than 1,700.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
Tesla has an unusually high proportion of retail investors — also known as mom-and-pop investors — compared to large institutional investors.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 June 2024
In other words, discounts to big-box chains must be available to mom-and-pop stores, too.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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