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cooperation

/kəʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
/kəˌwɔpəˈɹɛjʃ(ə)n/ British, Southern, Standard
/koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
/koʊˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
/koʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, dialectal
/kəʉˌɔp.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
/kɐʉˌɒp.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand
[kɐʉˌɔ̟p.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən] New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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First attested in 1620–1630. Borrowed from French cooperation, from Late Latin cooperātiō. By surface analysis, co- + operation or cooperate + -ion.

noun cooperations · co-operation · coöperation

uncountable, usually The act of cooperating.
Similar: compliance
countable, uncountable Active help from a person, organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or resources. South Korea is seeking cooperation from China to produce artificial rain to help fight increasing pollution.
countable, uncountable Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
Similar: partnership

Opposite: competition

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cooperatively, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative, cooperative, cooperate, joint, teamwork, co-operation, cooperant, co-operate, co-operative, partnership, partnering, co-ordination, association

noun

Opposite: competition

Translations

Every language

noun act of cooperating or being cooperative

Español	cooperación
한국어	협력 hyeomnyeok, 협조 hyeopjo, 합작 hapjak
日本語	協力 kyōryoku, 協調 kyōchō, 合作 gassaku
中文	合作 hézuò, 協作 /协作 xiézuò, 配合 pèihé
हिन्दी	सहयोग sahyog, सहकार sahkār
Português	cooperação
Français	coopération
Deutsch	Zusammenarbeit, Kooperation, Mitarbeit
Italiano	cooperazione
Ελληνικά	συνεργασία synergasía, συνεταιρισμός synetairismós
Română	cooperare, conlucrare, cooperație
Русский	сотру́дничество sotrúdničestvo, коопера́ция kooperácija
Tiếng Việt	sự hợp tác, hợp tác
العربية	تَعَاوُن taʕāwun
עברית	שיתוף פעולה shitúf p'ulá, שִׁתּוּף shitúf

noun association for mutual benefit

Français	coopérative
Română	cooperație, cooperativă
עברית	שיתוף פעולה shitúf p'ulá

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@misc{cooperation_2026,
  title = {cooperation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cooperation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}