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co·man·age | \ ˌkō-ˈma-nij 
\
\variants:
or co-manage
comanaged or co-managed; comanaging or co-managing
Definition of comanage
: to manage (someone or something) with one or more other people
He comanages the restaurant with his sister. : to manage together
If there's one thing that's harder than managing your own money it's this: co-managing money with a romantic partner.— Susannah Snider
Other Words from comanage
comanagement \ ˌkō-ˈma-nij-mənt \ or co-management noun
\ or co-management noun
…he settled on a comanagement approach, working side by side with school systems—and preferably unions, too—in hiring and management. — Elizabeth Conlin
comanager \ ˌkō-ˈma-ni-jər \ or co-manager noun, plural comanagers or co-managers
\ or co-manager noun, plural comanagers or co-managers
… they brought Ann Richards in as campaign adviser and co-manager. — Emily W. Sunstein
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The first known use of comanage was in 1880
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