Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Done in cooperation with others.
- adjective Marked by willingness to cooperate; compliant.
- adjective Of, relating to, or formed as an enterprise or organization jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services.
- noun An enterprise or organization that is owned or managed jointly by those who use its facilities or services.
- noun A building or complex in which the residents buy shares of stock in a building corporation and are given a lease to a specific apartment.
- noun An apartment in such a building or complex.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to
cooperate . - adjective Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives
- noun A type of
company that isowned partially or wholly by itsemployees ,customers or tenants. Abbreviation:co-op .
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Examples
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BLITZER: Including what they call the cooperative option, a series of health insurance cooperatives that wouldn't be the public option, but would be some -- something in between?
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BLITZER: Including what they call the cooperative option, a series of health insurance cooperatives that wouldn't be the public option but would be something in between?
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It states that the term cooperative, or any abbreviation, cannot be used in a name "except by a corporation defined in this chapter.
Gothamist Jen Carlson 2010
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In the article, Learning to Share, Thanks to the Web, New York Times, September 25, 2010, Yochai Benkler, co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society argues that the collaborative nature of the Internet as an open platform for sharing has paved the way for an increase in cooperative endeavors offline.
Micki Krimmel: Has the Business of Sharing Finally Reached the Tipping Point? Micki Krimmel 2010
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Special emphasis shall be placed on maximum use of SI units in cooperative programs with international partners.
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Also hope that we can establish long-term cooperative relation.'
An avalanche of e-mail crowds my digital inbox, most of it useless John Kelly 2011
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Also hope that we can establish long-term cooperative relation.'
An avalanche of e-mail crowds my digital inbox, most of it useless John Kelly 2011
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In the article, Learning to Share, Thanks to the Web, New York Times, September 25, 2010, Yochai Benkler, co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society argues that the collaborative nature of the Internet as an open platform for sharing has paved the way for an increase in cooperative endeavors offline.
Micki Krimmel: Has the Business of Sharing Finally Reached the Tipping Point? Micki Krimmel 2010
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Thursday, April 16 2009 80 familes sharing some T1′s as a non-profit cooperative is hardly an “ISP business”.
Updated: Time Warner Cable Backs Off Metered Broadband Everywhere 2009
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Nature tends to work in cooperative efforts and in doing so conquers more and more territory.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Veterinarians Team With Mother Nature for Better Results Dr. Richard Palmquist 2010
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