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

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

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The backfiring of Daboll’s power play on Martindale — which led the former DC to resign — created the 2024 defensive disappointment that co-owner John Mara lamented on breakup day. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025 The event drew over 12,000, and many of the out-of-towners stayed at the Setai Miami Beach and the W South Beach, according to Melissa Ganzi, co-owner of Grand Champions Polo club and also co-founder of World League Polo. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 Others, like Kansas City Chiefs CEO and co-owner Clark Hunt, may also be called to testify. Melanie Anzidei, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 The vision for Terra was born from the personal journeys of co-owners and Palm Springs residents Soli Cayetano and Diana Ossa, who noticed a gap in the city’s hospitality landscape. Caroline Tell, Forbes, 23 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2025.

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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