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cooperative adjective [ kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv ]

• involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal.
• "every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise"
Similar: collaborative, collective, communal, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, unified, allied, cross-party, pooled, mass, concerted, coordinated, interactive, unanimous, harmonious, coactive,
Opposite: individual,

cooperative noun

• 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"
Origin: early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari (see cooperate).


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