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

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Rubio and Rivera were once roommates and co-owned a home in Tallahassee during their early days in Florida politics. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026 The actor's eerily identical doppelgänger is Guillermo Zapata, an Argentinian male model who co-owns SUR restaurant in West Hollywood with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump. Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 The Classic Center and Akins Ford Arena announced this week that former Georgia football All-American David Pollack, along with Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis and former Atlanta Brave Brian Jordan, will co-own the first Indoor Football League team in Georgia. Caitlyn Stroh-Page, AJC.com, 1 May 2026 The Puma, co-owned by Kahn and Hidden Brook Farm, won the Tampa Bay Derby and was second in the Florida Derby. Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Both Bluepoint and Golden State are co-owned by Ocean Winds, a joint venture of EDP Renewables and French energy giant Engie. Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 The couple, who celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary on April 14, star together for the first time in The Last True Cold One, a promotional short film for Garage Beer, the brand co-owned by Jason and his brother Travis Kelce. Ryan Brennan april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026 Both Bluepoint and Golden State are co-owned by Ocean Winds, a joint venture of EDP Renewables and French energy giant Engie. ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 She and her husband co-own sauna company Heavenly Heat Saunas. David Oliver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 May. 2026.

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