[koh-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv] 
| 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. |
| 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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