cooperative
adjective
- relating to working together
- working well with others
noun
- autonomous association of persons or organizations
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ / /kɔˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ / /kɔˈap.ɹətɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English operative English cooperative From co- + operative.
- Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
“The patient was rarely cooperative, and tended to refuse treatment.”
“Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011).”
- Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
“a cooperative game”
“a cooperative business enterprise”
- Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English operative English cooperative From co- + operative.
- A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
“The head of an agricultural producers’ cooperative in Chien-shih county of Hupei Province lectured his peasant wife: “To gain emancipation, women must do production work just like men.””
“Among wholesalers, voluntary and cooperatives carry a far wider range and number of items in private brands than do unaffiliateds.”