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 Fred’s Texas Cafe, often ranked Fort Worth’s favorite burger grill, will open a new location in old downtown Crowley, co-owner Quincy Wallace announced Monday. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024 Last August, a group led by Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts bought the Chicago Red Stars for $35.5 million. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024 About seven hours later, this co-owner fired the employee in a text message, the complaint says. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024 Jason Vincent, the chef and co-owner of Giant, in Chicago, prints the initials of line cooks who conceive of new dishes on the restaurant’s menu. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 June 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 29 Jun. 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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