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

Executive chef and co-owner Joseph Iannaccone is known for his signature twists on rustic pizza, fresh pasta, and other dishes, also according to Yale University properties. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025

But for brothers James and Sherman Willis — the co-owners of Willis Beauty Supply, a Black-cosmetics distribution company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio — business was booming. —Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025

The creative economy panel conversation with Jean will also include Motown Museum chair/CEO Robin Terry and Third Man Records co-founder/co-owner Ben Blackwell and will be moderated by longtime Billboard contributor Gary Graff. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 July 2025

Among the co-owners is Erik Stover, who joined the club in NASL in 2012. —Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025

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)