co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər How to pronounce co-owner (audio)
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 noun
co-ownership of property
a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Heather Sperling is the co-founder and co-owner of Botanica, a restaurant and market in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Heather Sperling, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 In contrast, Mondragon’s nearly 70,000 members, ranging from floor workers to top executives, are co-owners of their businesses. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2024 At Contrast, Beining joins a management team that includes co-owners Ivan Madeo, Stefan Eichenberger, and Urs Frey. Jamie Lang, Variety, 13 May 2024 But nothing could change Charlotte’s luck, not even having co-owner Rick Schnall in the drawing room viewing the proceedings for the first time since taking a larger stake in the franchise in August. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024 Johnny is in there, Jack, Richard and Johnny’s brother and bar co-owner Chris. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024 That’s largely thanks to co-owner Rob Archie, a former Woodland basketball star who played collegiately at San Diego State and professionally in Italy. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 The designer and co-owner Nico Arze has adorned the pastry case with volcano paintings in a nod to his native Chile. Roxanne Fequiere Elissa Suh Maria Geyman Katharine Sohn Jameson Montgomery Zoe Ruffner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Michael Fry, a co-owner of Water View Restaurants, which includes the Edgewater Grill, says the Seaport Village venue has been in limbo ever since the lease with Gladstone’s was signed in 2021. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024

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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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“Co-owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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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