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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The swing from biggest loser to biggest winner was facilitated last summer when Comcast reached a carriage deal with CHSN, which is co-owned by the Blackhawks and Jerry Reinsdorf’s Bulls (NBA) and White Sox (MLB). Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Lara Hermanson co-owns Farmscape, which designs, installs, and maintains crop and native plant gardens in California. Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026 Kim also co-owns Fair Oaks Burger. Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 The bar-office also hosts events like the Search Work launch along with fundraisers and parties — a perk that makes use of a sound system brought in by Kyp Malone, who’s part of the collective of artsy friends who co-own the bar. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026 Seth Rogen co-owns a cannabis company, Houseplant, that also sells coffee, furniture and incense. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The dough is hand prepared each morning by Chef Juan Ramirez — who also co-owns the establishment with Philippas and Popa — and then prepped alongside all ingredients brought in fresh daily. Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Canton Village LLCs, which is co-owned by businessman Akrum Sheikh of Orange, is telling town officials that its plan would make the shopping complex more attractive, serve modern consumer needs and resolve the hodgepodge traffic flow that has existed at the property for decades. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026 But at The Hotel Monroe (which is co-owned by Christie and her husband, Michael), travelers won't have to guess whether something is gluten-free or not—everything at the hotel is gluten-free. Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2026.

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