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

Recent Examples on the Web Every team member is a co-owner, driving our collective future. Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Several months later, on July 24, co-owner Roger N. Behle Jr. filed a complaint alleging Anstead and Bednarski mismanaged the company's finances. Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 The old school became a haunted house in 1997 for WEBN, then as a charity haunt run by the Boy Scouts before it was acquired by co-owners Bud Stross and Josh Wells, who converted it into the Dent Schoolhouse many know and love today. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024 The Cajun Cruiser may have just hit the streets, but its two co-owners have already hit a massive speed bump on their road to success. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for co-owner 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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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