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cooperative
- /kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ US
- /kɔˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ US
- /kɔˈap.ɹətɪv/ US
adjective more cooperative · most cooperative · co-operative · coöperative · co-öperative
- Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate. The patient was rarely cooperative, and tended to refuse treatment.
- Involving cooperation between individuals or parties. a cooperative game
- Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
Opposite: adversarial, competitive
noun cooperatives · co-operative · coöperative · co-öperative
- A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. The head of an agricultural producers’ cooperative in Chien-shih county of Hupei Province lectured his peasant wife: “To gain emancipation, women must do production work just like men.”
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Opposite: adversarial, competitive
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adj ready to work with another
| Español | cooperativo, cooperador, cooperante |
|---|---|
| Português | cooperativo, cooperante |
| Français | coopératif |
| Deutsch | kooperativ |
| Italiano | cooperativo |
| Ελληνικά | συνεργάσιμος synergásimos |
| Русский | гото́вый к сотру́дничеству gotóvyj k sotrúdničestvu, совме́стный sovméstnyj, объединённый obʺjedinjónnyj |
| עברית | שתופי shitûfy |
adj involving cooperation
| Ελληνικά | συνεταιρικός synetairikós, συνεταιριστικός synetairistikós, συνεργατικός synergatikós |
|---|---|
| العربية | تَعَاوُنِيّ taʕāwuniyy |
adj relating to a cooperative
| हिन्दी | सहकारी sahkārī |
|---|---|
| Português | cooperativo |
| Deutsch | kooperativ, genossenschaftlich |
| Ελληνικά | συνεταιριστικός synetairistikós |
| Русский | кооперати́вный kooperatívnyj |
noun type of company
| Español | cooperativa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 合作社 hézuòshè |
| Português | cooperativa |
| Français | coopérative |
| Deutsch | Genossenschaft, Kooperative |
| Italiano | cooperativa |
| Ελληνικά | συνεταιρισμός synetairismós |
| Română | cooperativă |
| Русский | кооперати́в kooperatív, това́рищество továriščestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | hợp tác xã |
Talk about this word "cooperative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cooperative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cooperative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cooperative "cooperative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cooperative.Cite this
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title = {cooperative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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