cooperation

American  

[koh-op-uh-ray-shuhn] / koʊˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən /

Or co-operation

noun

• cooperations
  plural

1. 

   an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.

2. more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc..

   We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

3. willingness to cooperate.

   to indicate cooperation.

4. Economics. the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit.

   producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.

5. Sociology. activity shared for mutual benefit.

6. Ecology. mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.

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cooperation British  

/ kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. joint operation or action

2. assistance or willingness to assist

3. economics the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade

4. ecology beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• co-operationist
  noun
• cooperationist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• cooperations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cooperation

First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French, from Late Latin cooperātiōn-, stem of cooperātiō; equivalent to cooperate + -ion

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Explanation

Working together is cooperation. Thanks to the cooperation of the parents, teachers, and students, the end of year school dance rocked the house without rocking the boat. If you break apart cooperation you see co which means together and operation which is a project or job. When you practice cooperation you are working together on a job or project. Cooperation can sometimes be hard to come by, which is why when someone does a lot of it, it's nice to say thank you.

Example Sentences

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cooperation cooperations

The meeting between the two foreign ministers at the Taj Hotel covered trade, investment, energy security and defence cooperation, according to official statements.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, analysts point out that closer cooperation with Reliance and progress on energy security do not necessarily mean a trade deal is imminent.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

They also found that cooperation was associated with traits like seniority and age, meaning older, more experienced executives tended to ask colleagues to participate more often than others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Turkey would continue to support Iraq and was planning "to elevate military and security cooperation between the two countries to a higher level" in the coming period, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I am sure I don’t need to stress the importance of your cooperation in all these matters. Unity. Security. Prosperity.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

The two countries can deepen mutually beneficial cooperations, he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2023

The front-of-house’s seamless teamwork comprised myriad tiny cooperations that patrons don’t, and shouldn’t, notice.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2023

“The group has many cooperations across the world with many companies,” said Ioannis Arapoglou, the Copelouzos Group’s general manager.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

The book mentions many previously disclosed covert and clandestine cooperations between the CIA and Chinese intelligence, along with many surprising new details.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2015

Orders from Greene to Lee found him preparing for further cooperations with Marion, which they arrested.

From The Life of Francis Marion by William Gilmore Simms

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