cooperative
adjective
working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
cooperatives
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pluralof cooperative.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Base also partners with regulated or municipal utilities and electric cooperatives, which use the batteries to relieve local grid bottlenecks, while customers get backup power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"There are lots of cooperatives, it's worth asking your supplier if there is one in your region," Spray said.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
"Smallholders run up debts with cooperatives and sellers of crop protection products to try to improve production" and this worsens the cycle of poverty, he added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Businesses, nonprofits and small agricultural cooperatives can apply for an economic injury loan or a physical damage loan through SBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Cheese was everywhere, cheese centers, cheese cooperatives, cheese stores and stands, perhaps even cheese ice cream.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
