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单词 co-op
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co-opadj.n.3

Brit. /ˈkəʊɒp/, U.S. /ˈkoʊˌɑp/
Forms: 1800s–1900s co-op., 1800s– co-op (without point).
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: cooperative adj.
Etymology: Shortened < cooperative adj.Sometimes also understood as being short for other words ultimately related to cooperate v. (compare e.g. quot. 1861 at sense B. 2).
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.
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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.
2. A person who practises or advocates cooperation; a member of a cooperative organization. Cf. cooperative n. 1, cooperator n. 2. Obsolete.
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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.
3. The principle of cooperation. Only in on the co-op. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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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).
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