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

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Twice a year, he and co-owner John Massey fly to Italy and browse the high-end clothing factories, awaiting that Eureka! Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025 Neff, cofounder of brand incubator Beach House Group, has partnered with the former professional soccer player, the one-time England captain and now co-owner of Inter Miami, on his first venture into food: Beeup, a gummy snack rooted in honey. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 June 2025 Crossing the $30 million mark in annual recurring revenue, Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of The Diary of a CEO, recently became a co-owner of the growing company. Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Mitsubishi bought Rockefeller Center; the Japanese construction firm Aoki became a co-owner of the iconic Plaza Hotel; and a Japanese tycoon, Hideki Yokoi, acquired the Empire State Building. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Jun. 2025.

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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