Look up: cooperative

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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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