cooperative
pronunciation
How to pronounce cooperative in British English:
UK [kəʊˈɒpərətɪv]
How to pronounce cooperative in American English:
US [koʊˈɑːpərətɪv]
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- 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
- an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
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- Adjective:
- involving the joint activity of two or more
- done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit
- willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
Word Origin
- cooperative (adj.)
- also co-operative, c. 1600, from Late Latin cooperat-, past participle stem of cooperari (see cooperation) + -ive. Political economy sense is from 1808, from the pre-Marx communist movement. The noun meaning "a cooperative store" is from 1883; meaning "a cooperative society" is from 1921.
Example
- 1. It was owned by the cooperative named decor .
- 2. The cooperative law indeed brought the shadow economy out into the open .
- 3. We need someone more cooperative .
- 4. Beijing also wants to appear cooperative with the second obama administration .
- 5. The relationship has always been a very friendly and cooperative one from both sides .