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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The restaurant is expected to reopen Aug. 15, co-owner Allan Rosenberg told the Courier Journal. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025 Last week, the Kansas City Currents co-owner shared a roundup of photos on Instagram detailing a summer trip with Patrick Mahomes and their three children, Sterling, Bronze, and Golden. Averi Baudler, People.com, 23 July 2025 Brian McCarthy, co-owner of Abrazo Homes, has built more than 200 homes annually in Albuquerque for the past fifteen years. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 So Broncos co-owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner gave a directive to staff: Figure out a way to safely accommodate some fans in 2025. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 July 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 26 Jul. 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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