Synonyms

co-op

American

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

noun

a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

verb (used with object)

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

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

adjective

(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

go co-op, to convert to a cooperative.

Our apartment building is going co-op.

Other Word Forms

co-oper noun

Etymology

Origin of co-op

First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form

Example Sentences

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The food co-op at the Burrington Hub at All Saints Church of England Academy in Plymouth, has been running for eight weeks.

From BBC

His co-op, which imports coffee from more than a dozen countries, has already paid roughly $1.3m in tariffs since April.

From BBC

People are increasingly using money from family trusts to purchase apartments in the most expensive uptown co-op buildings, said Rich Ferrari, Elliman’s New York City chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

‘Don’t try to live in a co-op,’ she says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Then the week that I’m supposed to get my keys to my brand new apartment, I get a call. The co-op board denied me.”

From Los Angeles Times

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