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co-op

American  
[koh-op, koh-op, koh-op] / ˈkoʊ ɒp, ˈkoʊ ɒp, koʊˈɒp /

noun

  1. a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

verb (used with object)

co-oped, co-opped, co-oping, co-opping

  1. to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

adjective

  1. (of a game, especially a video game) cooperative, requiring players to work together to achieve a common objective: co-op multiplayer games.

    co-op play modes;

    co-op multiplayer games.

idioms

  1. go co-op, to convert to a cooperative.

    Our apartment building is going co-op.

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Etymology

Origin of co-op

First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form

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