co-owned; co-owning

transitive verb

: to own (something) along with one or more others
The association will give parties who currently own or co-own multiple teams 18 months to comply with its new policies …Jacob Wolf

Examples of co-own in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In California, Cussler pumped gas, wrote advertising copy and, from 1961 to 1965, coowned Bestgen & Cussler Advertising in Newport Beach. Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of co-own was in 1864

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“Co-own.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-own. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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