cooperative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Willing to work with others and be helpful.

   The patient was rarely cooperative and often refused treatment.

2. 2
   adj

   Done together with others for a shared purpose.

   Building the bridge was a cooperative effort by three towns.

3. 3
   noun

   A business owned and run jointly by its members for their shared benefit.

   The farmers joined a cooperative to sell their crops together.

From co- + operative.

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