co-owned; co-owning

transitive verb

: to own (something) along with one or more others
The association will give parties who currently own or co-own multiple teams 18 months to comply with its new policies …—Jacob Wolf

Examples of co-own in a Sentence

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Grutman also happens to co-own Gekko in Brickell with Bad Bunny, Jenner’s ex. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 At one point, Marshall either owned or co-owned more than 1,000 acres of land near the Quivira preserve, the AP reported. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets have also identified the victim as Edens, who co-owns the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and the Aston Villa soccer team in England. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Yet, a last-second mental lapse Sunday by one of the five professional sports franchises Johnson co-owns prompted him to tweet the equivalent of a distress signal. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for co-own

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of co-own was in 1864

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“Co-own.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-own. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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