cooperative or co-operative(kəʊˈɒpərətɪv
; -ˈɒprə-)
Definitions
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
cooperative apartment US a block of flats belonging to a corporation in which shares are owned in proportion to the relative value of the flat occupiedcoop Compare condominium (sense 3)
Alternative Forms
coˈoperatively co-ˈoperatively adverb coˈoperativeness co-ˈoperativeness nounSynonyms
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shared,
united,
joint,
combined,
concerted,
collective,
unified,
coordinated,
collaborative,
coactive,
Usage examples
The army has killed the peasant leaders so there are no cooperative farms.
, Snowline (1986)The program starts by selecting at least three separate servers from the cooperative Freedom network.
New Scientist (1999)The goratna products, made by a cooperative in the northern "cow-belt" state of Uttar Pradesh, are rapidly gaining in popularity.
Samachar (2005)Towards each other, they are amazingly cooperative and social - the only way to survive, according to John.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Offering medication in this spirit also builds a cooperative therapeutic alliance.
, Trauma and Recovery (1992)