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- DictionaryCo·op·er·a·tive/kōˈäp(ə)rədiv/
adjective
- 1. involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal: "every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise"
noun
- 1. a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits: "we run the agency as a workers' cooperative"
COOPERATIVE definition: 1. willing to help or do what people ask: 2. done or owned together with other people: 3. (of a…. Learn more.
formed and managed by the people who work in it, or made up of several similar companies or organizations working together: farm cooperative organizations. a cooperative day care center. showing a willingness to act or work together for a shared purpose: It was a cooperative effort.
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOPERATIVE. [more cooperative; most cooperative] 1. : willing to be helpful by doing what someone wants or asks for. cooperative children. The witness was very cooperative. — opposite uncooperative. 2. : involving two or more people or groups working together to do something.
[usually before noun] involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim. Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. The documentary was a cooperative effort by film-makers from five countries. This is a cooperative venture with the University of Copenhagen. Topics Discussion and agreement c1
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits . [business] They decided a housing cooperative was the way to regenerate the area. 2. adjective. A cooperative activity is done by people working together.
As an adjective, cooperative describes working together agreeably for a common purpose or goal as in cooperative play or cooperative employee. As a noun, a cooperative is a jointly-owned business or enterprise where members pool their resources to purchase, do work, and/or distribute things.
adjective. working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit. demonstrating a willingness to cooperate: The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book. pertaining to economic cooperation: a cooperative business.
