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

Meanwhile, stylist Lexie Polito, co-owner of the luxury loungewear brand Sunshine Society, falls a little farther afield. — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026

More news The WNBA fined and suspended Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton after an interaction with two teenage fans supporting the Fever’s Sophie Cunningham. — Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The day concludes in the Dweck Center with Cruising podcast host and author Rachel Karp discussing her new book, The Lesbian Bar Chronicles alongside Nikke Alleyne, co-owner of sapphic bar The Bush in Bushwick. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The Mint was at one time a bordello with six rooms upstairs, according to co-owner Tom Ricci, who purchased the business in 1984. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

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)