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

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The dreamy coffee shop is a dream come to life for its four co-owners, including sisters Priya Ghale and Shristi Ghale and husband-and-wife Bishal Suwal and Kriti Malla. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024 In December of 2023, Guerrero and co-owners Dennis Rodriguez, 43, and Jencarlos Canela, 35, converted what had been a department store (Valsan) into a 30,000-foot pickleball space. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 The elder Chambers, a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks and chair of the board of trustees at Bard College, runs an organic farm in Hillsdale, New York. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024 On Tuesday’s episode of Vanderpump Rules, the Schwartz & Sandy's co-owner, 41, opened up about longing to connect with Rachel, 28, amid the fallout of their headline-making affair, which ended his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 Jacobs is a Milwaukee resident and co-owner and chef of restaurants DanDan, 360 E. Erie St., and EsterEv (soon to open in its new space at 2165 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024 At the East Coast Garden Center in Millsboro, Delaware, co-owner Chris Cordrey said weather is also a concern, particularly because so much of the center’s business is compressed into a four-month period between March and June. Mae Anderson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024 Dave House, along with Mountain Winery co-owner Bill Hirschman, significantly upgraded the facility to accommodate larger crowds for the venue’s concert series and expanded the conference and meeting facilities. Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024 At Icarus Wings & Things in Salem, Oregon, co-owner Kelli Gilliland prioritizes showing women’s games. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024

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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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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