cooperative
Americanadjective
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working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
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demonstrating a willingness to cooperate.
The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book.
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pertaining to economic cooperation.
a cooperative business.
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involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, especially in colleges and universities.
noun
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a jointly owned enterprise engaging in the production or distribution of goods or the supplying of services, operated by its members for their mutual benefit, typically organized by consumers or farmers.
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Also called co-op. Also called cooperative apartment.
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a building owned and managed by a corporation in which shares are sold, entitling the shareholders to occupy individual units in the building.
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an apartment in such a building.
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adjective
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willing to cooperate; helpful
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acting in conjunction with others; cooperating
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(of an enterprise, farm, etc) owned collectively and managed for joint economic benefit
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(of an economy or economic activity) based on collective ownership and cooperative use of the means of production and distribution
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noun
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a cooperative organization
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Sometimes shortened to: coop. Also called: cooperative apartment. a block of flats belonging to a corporation in which shares are owned in proportion to the relative value of the flat occupied Compare condominium
Other Word Forms
- co-operatively adverb
- co-operativeness noun
- cooperatively adverb
- cooperativeness noun
- uncooperative adjective
- uncooperatively adverb
- uncooperativeness noun
Etymology
Origin of cooperative
From the Late Latin word cooperātīvus, dating back to 1595–1605. See cooperate, -ive
Example Sentences
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They cite three main factors–declining interest rates, increased government-subsidized lending, and a village cooperative program–which are likely to have a trickle-down effect on the economy.
Reduced armor may go hand in hand with other helpful social traits, including cooperative foraging, shared nest defense, and division of labor, all of which tend to become more pronounced as colonies grow.
From Science Daily
“The suspect was cooperative and taken into police custody without incident,” Gilmore said.
From Los Angeles Times
Researchers at Aarhus University have now identified small receptor changes in plants that cause them to temporarily shut down their immune defenses and enter a cooperative relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
From Science Daily
Throughout his medical records, I can see glimpses of who my dad is, who he’s always been—a complex soul who can be both affable and combative, cooperative and recalcitrant, depending on his mood.
From Salon
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