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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Husband-and-wife co-owners Jasmin and Garrett Sanders posted about the closure online to their 2,500 Facebook followers, sharing plans for Garrett to return to his previous career as a financial adviser while Jasmin homeschools their children. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025 East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen and Brady’s co-owners joined the football legend on the field before offering guests a sneak peek at the store, which opens to the public May 23. Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025 Jacques, at 3200 Tejon St., closed earlier this month, chef and co-owner Nick Dalton confirmed. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 May 2025 When Ratcliffe and fellow co-owner Avram Glazer appeared on-screen, boos rang out among the 1,000-strong crowd of employees and family, once during the game and then again at full time. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of co-owner was in 1799

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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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