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family office

American  
[fam-lee aw-fis, of-is, fam-uh-lee] / ˈfæm li ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs, ˈfæm ə li /

noun

  1. a financial advisory firm for extremely wealthy private individuals that is designed to offer comprehensive management of all assets, especially one that serves a single family.


Etymology

Origin of family office

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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She and her husband hold money meetings, and she shared how they think about structuring a family office.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Mr. Zhukovsky is chief technology officer of Hillspire, family office of Eric and Wendy Schmidt.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

A spokesperson for Storonsky's family office told the paper the claim was "without merit and will be defended".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

About three dozen investors, from Silicon Valley titans to a family office in Tampa, hold stakes in SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

In a survey from Citi Wealth published this past fall, 70% of family office respondents said they were “engaged with direct investments.”

From Barron's May 23, 2026

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