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

Moretti was taken into custody, while his wife and bar co-owner, Jessica Moretti, was released. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Jason Caref, co-owner of Clark Street Sports, said the company’s Lawrence Avenue location was expecting an order of 320 cheese grater hats to arrive Friday. —Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026

Sion, Switzerland — Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Swiss bar that went up in a deadly blaze during a New Year celebration, was held in custody after being interviewed by prosecutors on Friday, a prosecutor said. —CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

Schottenheimer, sitting next to Jerry and co-owner Stephen Jones, was asked what went wrong with a defense that allowed more than 500 points for the first time in history. —Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 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)