part-own

English

Etymology

From part (adverb) +‎ own (verb).^[1] First attested in 1802 in the Gazette of the United States.^[1]

Pronunciation

enPR: pärt′ōn′^[1]
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːtˈəʊn/
(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑɹtˈoʊn/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐːtˈəʉn/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌpɐːtˈɐʉn/
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌpaɹtˈon/
(India) IPA^(key): /ˌpaːʳʈˈoːn/
Rhymes: -əʊn
Hyphenation: part-own

Verb

part-own (third-person singular simple present part-owns, present participle part-owning, simple past and past participle part-owned)

(transitive) To share ownership of something.^[1]

Derived terms

part-owner

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “part-own, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.