co-op

[koh-op, koh-op, koh-op]

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.

Other Word Forms

• co-oper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of co-op¹

First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

   Our apartment building is going co-op.

Related Words

• apartment 
• cabin 
• condo 
• condominium 
• cottage 
• dormitory 
• dwelling 
• farm 
• hospital 
• house 
• hut 
• mansion 
• palace 
• place 
• residence 
• resort 
• shelter 
• trailer