Look up: co-operative

1. 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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2. Co-operative
   A business owned and operated by its... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/co-operative.htm?id=314&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of co-operative'>more</a>
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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...
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6. co-operative
   A winery run and owned by a group of local winemakers. Quality varies - some can turn out high quality wines, others produce little of interest.
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7. Comanche Electric Cooperative
   Comanche Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Comanche, Texas, United States. The cooperative was organized in 1938 and serves portions of seven counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Comanche. Comanche is a mem...
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8. 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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9. 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 por...
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10. Consumer cooperative
    Consumer cooperatives are enterprises owned by consumers and managed democratically which aim at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of their members. They operate within the market system, independently of the state, as a form of mutual aid, oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. C...
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11. 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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12. 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 and serves portions of five counties in the state of Texas, in a territory generally surrounding Muenster. Currently Cooke County ...
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13. 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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14. 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, serv...
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15. cooperative
    adjective done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; `a cooperative effort`
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16. 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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17. cooperative
    noun an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
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18. Cooperative
    • (a.) Operating jointly to the same end.
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19. 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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20. 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...
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21. Cooperative
    A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit. Cooperatives include non-profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use its services ...
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22. 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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23. Cooperative
    It is a non-profit organisation formed by a group or organisation who themselves owns and control it for their own benefit as services are offered to them. Usually the dairy farms, farmers, grocers etc forms the cooperative.
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24. cooperative
    Business organization with limited liability where each shareholder has only one vote however many shares they own. In a worker cooperative, the workers are the shareholders, own the company, and decide how it is run. In a consumer cooperative, consumers control the company
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25. cooperative
    (co-op) A type of multiple ownership in which the residents of a multiunit housing complex own shares in the cooperative corporation that owns the property, giving each resident the right to occupy a specific apartment or unit.
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