单词 | co-op |
释义 | co-opadj.n.3 colloquial. A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or embodying the principle of economic cooperation (see cooperation n. 2); designating an organization or store which is owned and run jointly, with each member contributing towards it and also sharing its profits or benefits. Cf. cooperative adj. 2.Probably earliest as a graphic abbreviation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [adjective] > other types of company capitalless1837 merged1839 multinational1854 co-op1872 acquiring1880 syndicated1889 trustified1890 bottom-heavy1895 prospectusless1898 wholly-owned1906 semi-pro1908 not-for-profit1913 blue chip1924 mature1928 geared1930 liquid1930 footloose1939 monoline1958 boutique1968 greenfield1969 me-too1976 semi-professional1976 demerged1980 unbundled1980 multidomestic1982 unorganized1986 society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > types of shop high streetc1600 co-op1872 multiple1903 fixed price1907 serve-self1909 serve-yourself1909 quick-service1910 self-serve1910 self-service1912 drive-through1918 Army and Navy1919 drive-in1930 one-stop1933 Army-Navy1934 full-service1934 mom-and-pop1942 walkround1950 ma-and-pa1965 pop-up1993 ?1832 Statist. Table Co-operative Societies represented in Congr. in Lancs. & Yorks. Co-operator C. Wood & Co. Co-op. Store, West Gate, Huddersfield. 1872 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 458 One whose place of business is situate immediately opposite to a branch of the ‘Co-op.’ Institution. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xviii. 339 The co-op store bought a thousand muskets at the Government sale. 1916 L. Strachey Let. 17 July (1956) 60 Your appearance at a Co-op. congress. 2019 Irish Independent (Nexis) 30 July 7 The co-op movement is only strong because of the strength of the previous generation. 2. U.S. Designating an apartment building that is owned and managed jointly by its residents; of or relating to such a building or its residents. Cf. cooperative adj. 3. ΚΠ 1913 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 17 Dec. 6/6 (headline) Co-op houses for co-eds. 1926 Washington Post 25 Nov. 2/1 (advt.) One of the few remaining 100% Co-op. apartment homes overlooking beautiful Rock Creek Park. 1949 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. 37/6 (heading) ‘Co-op’ Building at 66th Street Set for Spring Occupancy. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Mar. c16/1 Last May, a committee appointed by the co-op board's president..proposed broadening the so-called flip tax, imposed by the co-op on some sellers, to capture 15 percent of every seller's profit. B. n.3 1. a. A cooperative association or society. Cf. cooperative n. 2a.Frequently as part of the proper name of a particular organization, as in Midcounties Co-op, Carbon Co-op. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > co-operative or collective co-operation1817 co-operative society1821 combine1887 project1916 co-operative1921 collective1925 1861 Bury Times 30 Mar. In the orthodox regions of Twist-cum-Degging-can, these ‘co-ops’, as they are locally termed, form a never-ending subject of speculation, and the most varied opinions prevail as to their prospects of success. 1884 W. Cudworth Yorks. Dial. Sketches 20 Mary Umpleby said it ‘bet t' Co-op. doo into fits’. 1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War ii. 12 She had begun working for the [Chinese] Co-ops. after meeting Rewi Alley in Kiangsi. 2016 Guardian 20 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 63/1 These were grapes that were traditionally sent to a co-op or used to make brandy. b. A cooperative shop. Cf. cooperative n. 2b.Frequently as (part of) the proper name of an individual cooperative shop or chain, with varied hyphenation, as in our local Co-op, Park Slope Food Coop, and occasionally pronounced as a single syllable, as in Harvard Coop ( Brit. /kuːp/ , U.S. /kup/ ).ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > co-operative store store1852 co-operative1883 1872 T. Cooper Life xxxv. 393 You will hear well-dressed working men talking..of ‘Co-ops’ (Co-operative Stores), and their shares in them. 1894 Warty Rhymes 29 Neaw th' ‘Co-ops’ are th' bigg'st shops i' th' place. 1934 H. L. Beales & R. S. Lambert Mem. Unemployed 66 We managed to keep going somehow, with the help of credit from the local ‘co-op.’. 2020 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Aug. 5/4 I grew increasingly sad..remembering times when my favorite Rainier cherries showed up early in the season at the food co-op. ΚΠ 1861 Chambers's Jrnl. 29 June 410/2 The joyousness of this party of Co-ops—for that is the name they go by, on the principle, we suppose, that Co-operators is much too long a word for popular use. It was really to be a great festivity, this soiree of Co-ops. 1879 Traders' Herald 20 Dec. 5/1 The three fortunate masculine ‘co-ops’ will be somewhat heavily handicapped in starting with the three agreeable feminine dittos of undeniable position and a co-operative young widow in addition. ΚΠ 1913 ‘Q’ News from Duchy 112 Doin' it on the co-op', instead of an afternoon treat for each. 4. U.S. An apartment building that is owned and managed jointly by its residents; the residents of such a building collectively. Cf. cooperative n. 2c.Cf. earlier use as adjective at sense A. 2. ΚΠ 1973 N.Y. Times 29 Apr. 12/4 To sublet an apartment in a co-op, the prospective subtenant must be approved by the board of directors. 1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes (1989) 88 A gainfully employed computer operator with a secure share in a co-op. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 11 July 60/1 The building has a land lease, meaning that residents pay rent for the ground on which it stands instead of owning it outright, as most co-ops and condos do. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adj.n.3?1832 |
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