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

Bernard Bennett, chef and co-owner of Okàn restaurant in Bluffton, 90 miles down the coast, pushes boundaries. —Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2025

New York Giants co-owner John Mara, left, and New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen speak with New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, right, at MetLife Stadium before their team hosts the New England Patriots on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025

This will allow Amazon creative control while keeping the longtime producers as co-owners. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025

Four weeks after Stanley Supper Club co-owner Benjamin Barlow snagged his second James Beard Award nomination as a chef, here comes another restaurant hours outside of Boise — with a win. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for co-owner

• homeowner
• landowner
• shipowner
• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• stoner
• toner

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)