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cooperative

co·op·er·a·tive [ kō óppərətiv ] or co-op·er·a·tive


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. willing to help: doing or willing to do what is asked or required
She's a good worker and very cooperative.

2. working together: working or acting together with others, or done by people working or acting together
a cooperative effort

3. business of jointly owned apartment building: relating to a building with apartments owned by a corporation of tenants in which shares of expenses are calculated on the basis of the value of the tenant's apartment

4. business operated collectively: owned jointly by all its members or workers, who share all profits equally
a cooperative farm



noun  (plural co·op·er·a·tives) (plural co-op·er·a·tives)
Definition:
 
1. jointly owned apartment building: an apartment building that is jointly owned by the residents, or an apartment in such a building

2. business owned by workers: a business that is jointly owned by the people who run it, with all profits shared equally
a workers' cooperative


co·op·er·a·tive·ly adverb
co·op·er·a·tive·ness noun
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