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cooperative
[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv]
adjective
working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
demonstrating a willingness to cooperate.
The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book.
pertaining to economic cooperation.
a cooperative business.
involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, especially in colleges and universities.
noun
a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers.
Also called co-op.Also called cooperative apartment.
a building owned and managed by a corporation in which shares are sold, entitling the shareholders to occupy individual units in the building.
an apartment in such a building.
cooperative
/ kəʊˈɒpərətɪv, -ˈɒprə- /
adjective
willing to cooperate; helpful
acting in conjunction with others; cooperating
(of an enterprise, farm, etc) owned collectively and managed for joint economic benefit
(of an economy or economic activity) based on collective ownership and cooperative use of the means of production and distribution
noun
a cooperative organization
Sometimes shortened to: coop.Also called: cooperative apartment.a block of flats belonging to a corporation in which shares are owned in proportion to the relative value of the flat occupied Compare condominium
Other Word Forms
- cooperatively adverb
- co-operatively adverb
- cooperativeness noun
- co-operativeness noun
- uncooperative adjective
- uncooperatively adverb
- uncooperativeness noun
- ˈDZپԱ noun
- ˈDZپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of cooperative1
Example Sentences
Besides sourcing its beans from northern farmers and farming cooperatives, Bucher and his chocolate makers do the same for the ingredients blended into the bars.
“We’re very highly trained, professional and disciplined, and people have been very cooperative so far.”
“We wish Disney well with Hulu and appreciate the cooperative way our teams managed the partnership.”
The pace of the escalation, and the federal government’s unwillingness to defer to cooperative local law enforcement authorities, raise questions about the administration’s intentions as it responds to protesters.
“He was so fantastically cooperative,” he said of Speer.
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