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/kōˈäp(ə)rətiv/,
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cooperatives, plural; co-operatives, plural;
  1. A farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits

  1. (cooperative) 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
  2. (cooperative) concerted: involving the joint activity of two or more; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities"
  3. (cooperative) an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
  4. (cooperative) done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort"
  5. (cooperative) accommodative: willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
  6. A cooperative (also co-operative; often referred to as a co-op) is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit. ...
  7. (Cooperative (real estate)) A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. (This is one type of housing tenure. ...
  8. (The Cooperative) The Cooperative was an informal group of famous French academics organized in 1907 to teach their children at a higher level than was available in Paris at the time. ...
  9. (cooperative) A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op; Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate
  10. (Co-operative) A winery run and owned by a group of local winemakers. Quality varies – some can turn out high quality wines, others produce little of interest.
  11. (Cooperative) A form of ownership in a multi-unit complex; the purchasers own shares of the entire complex rather than owning individual units.
  12. (Cooperative) A residential multi-unit building owned by a corporation in which each unit is occupied by a member of the corporation pursuant to a lease or occupancy agreement .
  13. (Cooperative) A form of multiple ownership in which a corporation or business trust entity holds title to a property and grants occupancy rights to shareholders by means of proprietary leases or similar arrangements.
  14. (Cooperative (Co-op)) When a multi-unit building is owned by several tenants who all share in the financial responsibility of the property.
  15. (Cooperative (Co-op)) Real estate ownership in which all property owners (shareholders) own the entire property and each shareholder has proprietary rights to specific units.
  16. (Cooperative) An aggregate of consumers, self-organized, joined together to make utility service available in their area.
  17. (Cooperative) An enterprise owned and controlled democratically by its workers (see syndicate).
  18. (Cooperative) An organization owned by its members. Examples are agriculture cooperatives that assist farmers in selling their products more efficiently and apartment buildings owned by the residents who have full control of the property.
  19. (Cooperative) Enterprise that is owned jointly by those who use its facilities or services. The underlying principle of all credit unions is that they work solely for the benefit of their members.
  20. (Co-operative) An autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
  21. (Cooperative (Co-op)) Residents purchase stock in a cooperative corporation that owns a structure. Each stockholder is then entitled to live in a specific unit of the structure and is responsible for paying a portion of the loan.
  22. (COOPERATIVE) Multi-unit building owned by a corporation, each owner holding stock equal to the value of his apartment. Title is proprietary lease.
  23. (cooperative) (co-op)--A type of multiple ownership in which the residents of a multiunit housing complex own shares in the cooperative corporation that owns the property, giving each resident the right to occupy a specific apartment or unit.
  24. (CO-OPERATIVE) The ownership of a separate amount of space in a multiple dwelling or multiple-occupancy building with proportioned tenancy in common ownership of common elements. ...
  25. (COOPERATIVE) A corporate owned building with multiple units, the owners of which hold stock with the equivalent value of their unit.