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co⋅op⋅er⋅a⋅tive
[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv] 
ər
–adjective
| 1. | working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit. |
| 2. | demonstrating a willingness to cooperate: The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book. |
| 3. | pertaining to economic cooperation: a cooperative business. |
| 4. | involving or denoting an educational program comprising both classroom study and on-the-job or technical training, esp. in colleges and universities. |
–noun
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | Also called co-op, cooperative apartment.
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| co·op·er·a·tive (kō-ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā'tĭv, -ŏp'rə-) adj.
co·op'er·a·tive·ly adv., co·op'er·a·tive·ness n. |
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Cooperative
Co*["o]p"er*a*tive\, a. Operating jointly to the same end. Co["o]perative society, a society established on the principle of a joint-stock association, for the production of commodities, or their purchase and distribution for consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital among its members. Co["o]perative store, a store established by a co["o]perative society, where the members make their purchases and share in the profits or losses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : cooperative
Spanish:
cooperativo,
German:
mitarbeitend,
Japanese:
協力的な
Main Entry: 1cooperative
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative
Main Entry: 2co·op·er·a·tive
Function: noun
: an enterprise or organization (as for banking and credit services or the ownership of residential property) that is owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services called also co-op —compare CONDOMINIUM 1
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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