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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Adding to the feel-good factor was co-owner Rob McElhenney being at the SToK Cae Ras for the first time since the opening day win against Wycombe in August. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 Create a deliberate contrast Use retaining walls in a sloped area to delineate different garden sections, suggests Hovis, the Eden Garden Design co-owner. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 City Startup Labs will be a member of the cooperative with four co-owners and employees Elsworth Usher, Brandon Moore, Mustafa Jenkins and Jessica Townes. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2025 Hearing that Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has become a co-owner and investor at Swansea City was a little bizarre on Monday. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 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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“Co-owner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-owner. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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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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