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cooperative

1 cooperative /koʊˈɑːprətɪv/ adjective
1 cooperative
/koʊˈɑːprətɪv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOPERATIVE
[more cooperative; most cooperative]
: willing to be helpful by doing what someone wants or asks for
opposite uncooperative
: involving two or more people or groups working together to do something
: relating to a business or organization that is owned and operated by the people who work there or the people who use its services

— cooperatively

adverb

— cooperativeness

noun [noncount]
2 cooperative /koʊˈɑːprətɪv/ noun
plural cooperatives
2 cooperative
/koʊˈɑːprətɪv/
noun
plural cooperatives
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOPERATIVE
[count]
: a business or organization that is owned and operated by the people who work there or the people who use its services