co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər 

plural co-owners

: a person who owns something along with one or more others

the co-owners of the property

… an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit.

—Robert Charles Clark

co-ownership

ˌkō-ˈō-nər-ˌship 

noun

co-ownership of property

a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier in the summer, when discussing Wrexham’s recruitment plans for a second season in the Championship, co-owner Ryan Reynolds used the analogy of a home-improvement show. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The consortium behind the deal, 1892 Holdings, is managed by businessman Amit Bhatia, who is the primary partner in the deal and a former co-owner of the Queens Parks Rangers soccer club. — Alex Sherman,jessica Golden, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Richard Pink, a co-owner of Pink’s, said 50-60% of its customers during the summer are Japanese. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Jen McDonald is a Certified Organic Vegetable Garden Specialist and co-owner of Garden Girls. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for co-owner

• homeowner
• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner

Legal Definition

co-owner

noun

co-own·​er

ˈkō-ˌō-nər

: one of two or more individuals or entities owning property together (as by joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entirety)