Meaning & use
cooperative
Willing to work together with others helpfully, or involving people working jointly toward a shared goal.
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The children were surprisingly cooperative when asked to clean up the playroom.
The two departments launched a cooperative project to reduce paper waste.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'a cooperative' refers to a business or organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A business or organization owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.
The farmers formed a cooperative to sell their produce at better prices.
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