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

As co-owner of the Australian team along with fellow Hollywood star Hugh Jackman and Slingsby, Reynolds went practice racing on Friday and actually won the race. —Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 May 2026

By then, his wife and co-owner Ann Diakis Shaw had opened the newest Shaw’s. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026

Kansas City won its second straight match Sunday with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Stars in front of a lively Mother’s Day crowd at CPKC Stadium that included co-owners Brittany and Patrick Mahomes. —Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026

Now co-owners of the restaurant, the Roccas are looking forward to celebrating Original Joe’s 70th anniversary with their customers on May 24, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 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)