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 Sky Blue Pink Bakery Tucked into a small storefront at 176 S. Washington St., in Spring Green, Sky Blue Pink Bakery is named for the favorite color of co-owner Bazile Booth's grandfather. Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024 In February, University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel wrote a letter to one of the retailer's co-owners, detailing how the university's audit of the business's accounting records found M-Den to have been insolvent since as far back as December 2020. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024 Restaurants oozing personality aren’t unusual for co-owner Mason Hereford, whose audacious takes on the sandwiches of his youth at Turkey and the Wolf earned him the title of Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurant in 2017. Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024 For their first foray south, co-owners Fuad Baba and Michael Dughman — the latest generation to run the business — will serve the IB’s Original Cheesesteak and their popular Honey Garlic Wings. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 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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