Cooperative - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəʊˈɑːpərətɪv|
Brit.
|kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv|
noun
- a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners (syn: co-op)
- an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
- an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
adjective
- involving the joint activity of two or more (syn: concerted, conjunct, conjunctive)
a cooperative effort
- willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement (syn: accommodative)Extra examples
The witness was very cooperative.
...a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S....
Her children are considerate and cooperative.
He was doing his best to be cooperative.
...the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home...
International Cooperative Alliance
Word forms
noun
singular: cooperative
plural: cooperatives
singular: cooperative
plural: cooperatives
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