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

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Today, Andebrhan and Graham have co-owned the firm for more than three decades, after buying it from Taliaferro, growing it from 13 employees to roughly 70. Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 As if three promotions in as many years weren’t enough for Wrexham, the north Wales club co-owned by Hollywood stars Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds are enjoying another memorable campaign. Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 The 30-year-old Somali American, who also co-owns a Mediterranean restaurant in the same area experiencing similar economic tribulations, described his coffee shops as local melting pots for Muslims and non-Muslims, East Africans and White people. Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 Certainly, a victory by Reddick and the race team co-owned by Jordan on Sunday will help the visibility of the sport, but there is still much work to be done. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026 With more than 15 years in healthcare—operating clinics, hospital services, and co-owning American Star Home Health & Hospice across West and North Texas—healthcare is my calling. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Jordan is the principal owner of 23XI Racing, which Hamlin co-owns and effectively runs. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026 That was almost three times the daily active users on sportsbook BetMGM, co-owned by MGM and Entain, which had 81% growth to 680,000 daily active users. Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026 Hallford’s former wife, Carie Hallford, who co-owned the Return to Nature Funeral Home, is due to be sentenced April 24. Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

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 21 Feb. 2026.

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