co-owner

noun

co-own·​er ˌkō-ˈō-nər 

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

ˌkō-ˈō-nər-ˌship 

noun

co-ownership of property

a co-ownership agreement

Examples of co-owner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vito's latest win earned Koch and co-owners Joy Barbieri and Rebecca Movall of Stanfordville, New York, a $2,000 prize. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 29, and the Kansas City Current co-owner, 29, arrived at Arrowhead Stadium in style on Friday, Nov. 29. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024

Vito’s co-owners — Carolyn Koch, Joy Barbieri and Rebecca Movall — took home a $20,000 prize. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 Nov. 2024

At the time, Cale Ryan, co-owner of Famous Yeti's Pizza, apologized on the business website and Facebook page. —Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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)