plural co-owners
Synonyms of co-ownernext
: 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 noun
co-ownership of property
a co-ownership agreement

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Instead of renaming it or flipping it in the style of Tulum slop for tourists, co-owners Christian Warren and Bobby Hughes did little more than update the Melody menu. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The Star’s Rashad Alexander profiled Window Wolf co-owner Davis Roethler and the company in April. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Francoise Penha, 55, is the co-owner of Spiced Hut Beverages, a mobile natural juice business that sells drinks made with ingredients like fresh ginger. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 In March 2025, after only two and a half months as partner and co-owner at Canada, Boyle launched her own itinerant gallery, Gladwell Projects, which has staged exhibitions in Harlem, Jersey City, and Paris. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of co-owner was in 1799

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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)

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