co-owned; co-owning

transitive verb

: to own (something) along with one or more others
The association will give parties who currently own or co-own multiple teams 18 months to comply with its new policies …Jacob Wolf

Examples of co-own in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Feigenbaum, the exporter who co-owns the company that Sheldon went to work for after prison, and who once served on the A.S.M.F.C., has pushed for transferrable quotas for glass eels. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 The garage is co-owned by the city and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which owns the Hilton Anaheim. Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 16 June 2024 Over the years, those who co-own REI have come and gone as people retire or decide to do something else with their money, but its investors almost always have been secretive. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024 Garage Beer is co-owned by brand investment marketer Andrew Saue and can be found in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, West Virginia, Idaho, Montana and New Jersey. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024 Garage Beer is headquartered in Columbus and co-owned by brand investment marketer Andrew Sauer. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 Topo Padilla, who co-owns Greg Padilla Bail Bonds with his father, said in a phone interview that Brace worked the graveyard shift for 34 years in downtown Sacramento, the majority of them spent working in that same office. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024 The Mooresville location is co-owned by father and son Ed and David Babcock. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024 Butler, however, showed the jury a deed to a house that was co-owned by Diana Cojocari and Palmiter. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of co-own was in 1864

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“Co-own.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-own. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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