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co-owners

noun

plural of co-owner
as in owners

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  1. owners
  2. proprietors
Noun
  • Several building owners watched their tenants leave or payments on their debt balloon with rents unable to keep up after the 2020 pandemic upended the office market.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For renters, parents of small kids, pet owners and anyone in a home where open flames are impractical, that trade-off has turned a novelty gadget into a category regulars restock every year.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of owners
Noun
  • Sole proprietors, partners, and LLC members are generally exempt themselves, though construction businesses are typically required to carry coverage even with very few employees.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different categories of supporters, such as the proprietors of nursing homes, labor unions and small donors.
    — Robert Boatright, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of proprietors
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“Co-owners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-owners. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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