Look up: co-operative

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   Co-operative
   A business whose members buy shares and have equal say in the running of the business, no matter how many shares each member has. A co-operative is run in the interests of its members. Any surplus is distributed to its members. This non-traditional type of business organisation is usually either a retail or worker co-operative.
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   Co-operative
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   co-operative
   an association of persons who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a common end through the formation of a democratically controlled organisation,making equitable contributions to the capital required and accepting a fair share of the risks and benefits of the undertaking in which the members actively participate Category: Law
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   Co-operative
   A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. :: ILCU (7th Edition)
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   co-operative
   co-operative, cooperative; co-operatively, cooperatively 1. Done in cooperation with others: 'They tried to make a cooperative effort.' 2. Marked by willingness to cooperate; compliant: 'She was a cooperative patient.' 3. Of, relating to, or formed as an enterprise or organization jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services: 'The residents lived in cooperative apartment buildin...
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   Coleman County Electric Cooperative
   `Coleman County Electric Cooperative, Inc.` is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Coleman, Texas. The Cooperative was organized in 1937. The Cooperative serves portions of three counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Coleman. Currently the Cooperative has 3,780 miles of line and serves approximately 8,600 meters.
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   Comanche Electric Cooperative
   `Comanche Electric Cooperative, Inc.` is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Comanche, Texas. The Cooperative was organized in 1938. The Cooperative serves portions of seven counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Comanche. Currently the Cooperative has over 4,791 miles of line and 15,886 meters.
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   Complications, postoperative
   Complications, postoperative: Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be directly related to the disease for which the surgery was done or to the surgery itself.
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   Concho Valley Electric Cooperative
   `Concho Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.` is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in San Angelo, Texas. The Cooperative was organized in 1940. The Cooperative serves portions of 10 counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding San Angelo (including portions thereof) and the Concho River. Currently the Cooperative has over 3,815 miles of line and over 11,100 meters.
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    consumer cooperative
    A group, called a co-op, that forms to buy in bulk to save money or to buy particular foods. The co-op operates food markets as a nonprofit corporation to sell product to member-families or the general public.
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    Consumers' cooperative
    A `consumers' cooperative` is a cooperative business owned by its customers for their mutual benefit. It is a form of free enterprise that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. The customers or consumers of the goods and/or services the business provides are often also the individuals who have provided the capital required to launch or purchase that enterprise. There are many types of consumers' cooperative. There are health c...
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    Cooke County Electric Cooperative
    `Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association` is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Muenster, Texas. The Cooperative was organized in 1938. The Cooperative serves portions of five counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Muenster. Currently the Cooperative has 3,026 miles of line and 14,564 meters.
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    cooperative
    [adj] - done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit 2. [n] - an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it 3. [n] - a commercial enterprise run for the benefit of its owners
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    cooperative
    a business organisation owned and run by a society of persons or of groups of persons whose aim is not to make a profit but to give benefit to the members; a group of individuals which seeks to obtain, through the cooperative society which they form, certain economic advantages as regards cost, service and customers Category: Economics • systems having two terminals separated by a radi...
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    cooperative
    adjective done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; `a cooperative effort`
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    cooperative
    co-op noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
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    cooperative
    noun an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
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    Cooperative
    A `cooperative` (also `co-operative` or `co-op`) is defined by the International Co-operative Alliance's Statement on the Co-operative Identity as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. A cooperative may also be defined as a business owned and controlled by the people who use its services. Co...
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    Cooperative
    • (a.) Operating jointly to the same end.
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    cooperative
    organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Cooperatives have been successful in a number of fields, including ... [11 related articles]
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    cooperative
    co-operative, cooperative; co-operatively, cooperatively 1. Done in cooperation with others: 'They tried to make a cooperative effort.' 2. Marked by willingness to cooperate; compliant: 'She was a cooperative patient.' 3. Of, relating to, or formed as an enterprise or organization jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services: 'The residents lived in cooperative apartment buildin...
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    Cooperative
    A collection of organisations or individuals, pooling their resources in order to gain commercial or non-commercial advantage in buying, selling or processing goods and/or services.
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