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

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But what made Garrett, a first-time restaurateur, want to co-own Caffe Lucca after spending decades as an athlete and coach? Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 The four episodes, each an hour long, are a joint production for Welsh-language free-to-air public broadcast TV channel S4C, Irish free-to-air public service TV network TG4, and MG Alba, which co-owns the Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air channel BBC Alba with the BBC. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026 The two Cuban American Republicans co-owned a house in Tallahassee, celebrated family events together and ardently opposed Venezuela’s socialist government when both went to Washington at the same time — Rubio elected to the Senate, Rivera to the House. Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 Originally from the Bay Area, Bennitt worked in the medical field and for some time co-owned a travel agency. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Jami Gertz co-owns the Hawks with her husband, businessman Tony Ressler. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Over the course of 95 minutes, filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni show life in Iran through Shahverdi's relentless pursuit to give women and girls more opportunities, from riding a motorcycle to co-owning property with their husbands. Davi Merchan, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026 Mac, who co-owns Wrexham with actor Ryan Reynolds, brought Wrexham to Subaru Park in July 2023 for a friendly against Philadelphia Union II, which is the Union's MLS Next Pro affiliate. Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 Driving a Toyota co-owned by Michael Jordan, Reddick won the season-opening Daytona 500 and a week later at Atlanta, then won from the pole in the first road course race of the year. Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Apr. 2026.

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