co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər 

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

ˌkō-ˈō-nər-ˌship 

noun

co-ownership of property

a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In August 2018, having been co-owners since 2007, Stan Kroenke bought Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s 30 per cent shareholding for over £600m, ending a long power struggle for ultimate control of the club and taking his total stake to 97 per cent. —Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

The recipe was a family secret until 1998, when brothers and co-owners Trey and Will Sims quit their day jobs to start a pickle company with their friend Andy Anderson. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025

Matthew Kasle, co-owner with his wife, Jill, is excited to bring their offerings to Ford Field. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening. —Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for co-owner

• homeowner
• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner

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)