co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər How to pronounce co-owner (audio)
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 noun
co-ownership of property
a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company—now backed by Mavericks co-owner Mark Cuban and Dick’s Sporting Goods’ investment arm—has designed its shoes to fit women and used its boxes to highlight both the growth of women’s hoops over the last two years as well as the remaining inequities. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Interested customers will have to go to the restaurant to learn more about the dish, said Lom Wong co-owner Alex Martin. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 O’Neill is believed to be playing the husband of the firm’s founder/co-owner (Close), a former powerful Hollywood studio head. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024 Occupation: Realtor; sales and leadership speaker, trainer, and coach; co-owner of a printing and promotional products business. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for co-owner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of co-owner was in 1799

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“Co-owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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)

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