co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər How to pronounce co-owner (audio)
plural co-owners
Synonyms of co-ownernext
: 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 How to pronounce co-owner (audio)
noun
co-ownership of property
a co-ownership agreement

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Romero headlined this major event that was boosted by the recent announcement that UFC great and current heavyweight champion Jon Jones is now co-owner of the promotion with Mike Perry. — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts. — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 Jon Jones has expanded his business portfolio by becoming a co-owner of the Dirty Boxing Championship. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 That included Jax Diener, the co-owner of Watch Me! — James Factora, Them, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for co-owner

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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

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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