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

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The circuit's turning point arrived when the late co-owner of Red Bull GmbH, Dietrich Mateschitz, took crucial steps to elevate it to Grand Prix standards in 2010, marking its return in 2014. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 Jorge Mas Canosa, the father of David Beckham’s co-owners at Inter Miami, Jorge and Jose, was one of many who exiled from Cuba after the rise of Fidel Castro. James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 June 2025 Mark Walter buying a majority of the Buss family’s stake in the Los Angeles Lakers means the financial services billionaire and Dodgers co-owner is cementing his status as the most powerful person in southern California sports. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 28 June 2025 Bill McAlister, the president and co-owner of Media Enterprises, told the outlet that sales of Mighty Putty and Mighty Tape — which were both promoted by Mays — plummeted in the months after his death. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

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

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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