co-operative

Variant of cooperative

cooperative definition

co·opera·tive or co-operative co-op′erative (kō äp′ər ə tiv, -ər āt′iv)

adjective

  1. cooperating or inclined to cooperate
  2. designating or of an organization (as for the production or marketing of goods), an apartment house, store, etc. owned by and operated for the benefit of members who use its facilities or services

noun

a cooperative society, store, etc.
Also coöperative co·öp′·era·tive

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