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cooperative
cooperative [ kō óppərətiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. willing to help: doing or willing to do what is asked or required
She's a good worker and very cooperative.
2. working together: working or acting together with others, or done by people working or acting together
a cooperative effort
3. business operated collectively: owned jointly by all its members or workers, who share all profits equally
a cooperative farm


noun  (plural cooperatives)
Definition:
 
business owned by workers: a business that is jointly owned by the people who run it, with all profits shared equally
a workers' cooperative

cooperatively adverb
cooperativeness noun
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