co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər How to pronounce co-owner (audio)
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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Beak & Skiff has been producing apples for more than a century and making hard cider for 25 years, but its fifth-generation co-owner saw a lucrative growth opportunity in the $30 billion weed industry. Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 With Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam making clear recently that the team would like to make a decision on Antetokounmpo’s future with the organization by the NBA Draft, the Heat hopes to have some clarity on its pursuit of him in the next few days. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026 That would be the Filipino barbecue kebabs, which co-owners Arnold and Gladys Patiag have sold by the thousands for more than a decade at the Indianapolis 500. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 June 2026 At Brooklyn Beach Shop, co-owner Maya Miller said the years following the pandemic have been difficult. Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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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