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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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Alternate definitions:

business cooperative definition - business

finance cooperative definition - finance

law cooperative definition - legal

cooperative Synonyms

cooperative

modif.

  1. Helpful

    supportive, accommodating, neighborly; see helpful 1, kind.

  2. Involving cooperation

    cooperating, agreeing, joining, combining, collaborating, collaborative, collegial, coactive, uniting, concurring, participating, symbiotic, coadjutant, collective, in joint operation; see also common 5, united.

    Antonyms competitive, independent*, rival.


cooperative

n.

marketing cooperative, consumer cooperative, communal society, communal enterprise, kibbutz, commune, collective farm, state farm; kolkhoz, sovkhoz (both Russian); collective, co-op*; see also organization 3.


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cooperative Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • establish: Results Reasons for establishing cooperatives Most members established and joined cooperatives with the aim of reducing their hours on call.

Adjective modifier

  • agricultural: Such a union might be thought of as an agricultural cooperative.

Modifies a noun

  • gameplay: Gamers will experience richer cooperative gameplay than ever, through unique characters that require cooperation to survive.

Modifying Another Word

  • extremely: I found the representatives of the university friendly to talk to and extremely cooperative, which made me consider their offer more seriously.

Noun used with modifier

  • dairy: The program is administered by the National Milk Producers Federation, a membership organization for dairy cooperatives.

Possessives

  • farmer: The site also looks at farming legislation and farmers ' cooperatives.
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