co-own

verb

ˌkō-ˈōn 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

An idea that until recently would have been seen as radical—that the public should co-own AI—now commands bipartisan consensus. — Sarah Polcz, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Its Hong Kong arm co-owns Anchorpoint, one of the two licensed HKD stablecoin issuers; its China arm signed onto CBETS as a direct participant. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The company was co-owned by someone related to Uhls by marriage, but he wasn’t authorized to enter agreements on the company’s behalf, the affidavit said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The space was last home to The Club House Kitchen & Cocktails, co-owned by Desai and business partner Ricky Patel. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for co-own

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone