Definition of cooperative in English:

cooperative

(also co-operative)

adjectivekəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪvkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv

1Involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal.
every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise
Example sentencesExamples
- The model here is that of a cooperative or mutual society.
- Personal responsibility, used in this way, is opposed to the concept of an inter-dependent and mutually co-operative community.
- Teams that had developed collectivist rather than individualistic values were found to have cooperative goals.
- I'm starting to see a trend in game design away from one-winner-take-all games and more towards cooperative games which can have multiple winners or no winners at all.
- Increasingly, firms are changing the way they do business, away from one-off transactions which are individually negotiated, towards ongoing co-operative relationships.
- The co-operative commonwealth itself is, they insist, for the distant future.
- The earlier interest in voluntary associational schemes, such as land settlement communes and cooperative enterprises, lapsed.
- Toward this effort the United States has cooperative agreements with many other nations to intercept drug activity.
- The authors address this question by exploring activities that are interactive, cooperative, and collaborative.
- Much more common are cooperative agreements between local TV stations and the newspapers in those communities, says Northwestern's Gordon.
- We live in a civil society with people working for cooperative goals.
- Some of these relationships are competitive, predatorial, and parasitic; others are mutual, cooperative, and supportive.
- Such top-down control over reproduction is a common feature of cooperative animal societies.
- We need a water policy, which recognises that water management must involve communities and households to become the biggest cooperative enterprise in the country.
- Of course, we do have some international institutions that are making progress toward cooperative solutions.
- The conversations we are imagining are cooperative attempts to find joint solutions to common problems.
- It is oriented specifically toward adoption of cooperative learning in postsecondary settings.
- Both countries agreed to work towards a constructive and cooperative relationship for the twenty-first century.
- In this respect, the development of co-operative regimes for the common management of international watercourses has not yet been sufficiently comprehensive or effective.
- Clearly he cannot do it alone and a remedy to this new cash crisis will only come as a joint co-operative effort by everyone concerned.
Synonyms
collaborative, collective, communal, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, unified, allied, cross-party, pooled, mass, concerted, coordinated, interactive, unanimous, harmonious
rare coactive
1. 1.1 Willing to be of assistance.
  they have been extremely considerate, polite, and cooperative
  Example sentencesExamples
  To my surprise most people were fairly co-operative, and no one even complained about the scoring system.
  Needless to say, not only are they compliant, cooperative, and suggestible, but most have already made up their minds in volunteering to help out and do exactly as they are told.
  They were very co-operative and helpful but their recollection was poor.
  He is also a very co-operative and accommodating person and a joy to have around.
  Yet since the contracts in question have already been written, a co-operative response from the developers is essential if the new approach is to succeed.
  Participants should act in a timely and co-operative manner to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents.
  She has been co-operative and compliant with completing this Parenting Capacity Assessment.
  I feel we ought to at least appear co-operative to minimise the scrutiny about the complaints.
  Your client did not really display any very co-operative attitude towards the police officer.
  It develops self-motivated learners and responsible, co-operative and caring adults.
  He said most hotels were co-operative and normally helped travel agencies find other accommodation when forced to close or when under redecoration.
  Come on folks, let us be co-operative and considerate towards others!
  The partner institutions have been consistently cooperative and responsive.
  The first team was very responsive and cooperative in updating data.
  He is cooperative but still uncomfortable with the responsibility.
  So there's been some evidence that they're moving toward a more cooperative position with the United States.
  The company are appealing for your support in this matter and would like a full and co-operative response from the public at large.
  Moreover, patient care may be compromised: informed patients are likely to be more cooperative and compliant and recover more quickly.
  So they won't be very cooperative if our goal is just to get them to stop building.
  This was in response to reports that they were not being fully cooperative.
  Synonyms
  helpful, eager to help, eager to please, glad to be of assistance, obliging, accommodating, indulgent
  compliant, complaisant, willing, acquiescent, amenable, persuadable, biddable, tractable, pliable, pliant, adaptable, responsive
  informal easy, game
  rare persuasible, suasible
2. 1.2 (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Likewise, not every situation is suited for a cooperative business structure.
  The land was once used by local Mexican farmers as public-owned cooperative farms.
  These co-operative businesses boosted the local economy in the eighties and even led to the improvement of infrastructure in the area.
  It's one of the leading states embracing the cooperative business model.
  Eight members of our faculty carried on cooperative housekeeping.
  There was no street trading, only large state-managed outlets for the distribution of goods from state-controlled co-operative farms and industries.
  ‘The changes are a step back to the state-controlled cooperative farms,’ he said.
  In India, these are cooperative farms or fishing enterprises, created by the movement.
  Second, they are more likely to have members committed to cooperative organization than are coops founded when socialist ideology is weak.
  According to the current legislation, neither cooperative farms nor leaseholders can use the land as a guarantee for a loan.
  At independence, the government set up cooperative farms and made some attempt to redistribute land under a socialist model.
  Farmers can give away control of their cooperative businesses, but it cannot be taken away from them.
  In 1889 he settled in Ireland and began preaching co-operative farming.
  He spent six months in the country working on a co-operative farm.
  He also admitted that it would probably take two or three decades for the peasant to be convinced that cooperative agriculture would be more efficient.
  This led to the creation of large, industrialized, cooperative farms.
  These have poured in from Vietnam, where cooperative farming produces much cheaper rice.
  According to the tribe, their cooperative businesses have turned a profit every year since 1986.
  My friends Max and Bill, both woodworkers, were sharing a cooperative woodworking shop on the North Side, and it had an opening.
  Respondents agreed the work still remains a cooperative business.

nounkəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪvkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv

A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.
we run the agency as a workers' cooperative
Example sentencesExamples
- All companies, from multinationals to local organic cooperatives, operate in the market and therefore have to produce a profit.
- The share purchase obligates the cooperative to accept the unit at an established price.
- The real estate assets don't affect the day-to day business of the cooperatives.
- Credit unions are community savings and loan co-operatives where members can save small or large amounts or borrow from the fund.
- He has published articles on affordable housing cooperatives and the economics of education.
- Rosemary has been an active member of women's co-operatives since leaving university, where she completed an MA in religious studies.
- As those markets change, so too, do the fortunes of cooperatives and members.
- In some cases, members of agricultural cooperatives were permitted to farm individually.
- Government aid can also be fairly distributed to each member of the cooperatives.
- Members look to their cooperatives for services and support in both difficult and good times.
- Unions, the students' federation, housing cooperatives and neighbourhood organisations all took part.
- The trade unions and cooperatives also had 100 reserved seats each.
- What must cooperatives return to members in exchange for higher levels of equity investment?
- Farm supply and sugar cooperatives ended the year with larger net losses than in 2000.
- From a financial standpoint, cooperatives may need to rethink how benefits are paid.
- As a political force, worker cooperatives are only beginning to find their voice.
- The plant has been a great asset to its member cooperatives and has saved them a considerable amount of money.
- Most of the decline is attributed to diversified and farm supply cooperatives.
- In other parts of the world unions are active in promoting democratic worker cooperatives to organize workers.
- Many local grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives are not consistently profitable.

Derivatives

cooperativeness

noun

We appreciate the hospitality and cooperativeness.
Example sentencesExamples
- In economic transactions, a failure of insight, determination, perseverance, honesty, respect for law, or cooperativeness with one's fellows can be self-defeating.
- I am for freedom and prosperity, individual sovereignty, free trade and the cooperativeness that comes from free exchange.
- We asked senior managers (not including the CEO) about the degree of conflict and cooperativeness in their top management team.
- This network has formulated a new basis for collaboration based on ‘virtue ethics,’ a set of moral motivations that emphasize cooperativeness, friendliness, generosity, and honesty.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- 'worked together', from the verb cooperari (see cooperate).

Definition of cooperative in US English:

cooperative

adjectivekōˈäp(ə)rədivkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv

1Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal.
every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise
Example sentencesExamples
- The model here is that of a cooperative or mutual society.
- Toward this effort the United States has cooperative agreements with many other nations to intercept drug activity.
- In this respect, the development of co-operative regimes for the common management of international watercourses has not yet been sufficiently comprehensive or effective.
- We need a water policy, which recognises that water management must involve communities and households to become the biggest cooperative enterprise in the country.
- Of course, we do have some international institutions that are making progress toward cooperative solutions.
- It is oriented specifically toward adoption of cooperative learning in postsecondary settings.
- I'm starting to see a trend in game design away from one-winner-take-all games and more towards cooperative games which can have multiple winners or no winners at all.
- Such top-down control over reproduction is a common feature of cooperative animal societies.
- Much more common are cooperative agreements between local TV stations and the newspapers in those communities, says Northwestern's Gordon.
- Teams that had developed collectivist rather than individualistic values were found to have cooperative goals.
- Clearly he cannot do it alone and a remedy to this new cash crisis will only come as a joint co-operative effort by everyone concerned.
- The conversations we are imagining are cooperative attempts to find joint solutions to common problems.
- The earlier interest in voluntary associational schemes, such as land settlement communes and cooperative enterprises, lapsed.
- The co-operative commonwealth itself is, they insist, for the distant future.
- We live in a civil society with people working for cooperative goals.
- Increasingly, firms are changing the way they do business, away from one-off transactions which are individually negotiated, towards ongoing co-operative relationships.
- The authors address this question by exploring activities that are interactive, cooperative, and collaborative.
- Some of these relationships are competitive, predatorial, and parasitic; others are mutual, cooperative, and supportive.
- Both countries agreed to work towards a constructive and cooperative relationship for the twenty-first century.
- Personal responsibility, used in this way, is opposed to the concept of an inter-dependent and mutually co-operative community.
Synonyms
collaborative, collective, communal, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, unified, allied, cross-party, pooled, mass, concerted, coordinated, interactive, unanimous, harmonious
1. 1.1 Willing to be of assistance.
  they have been extremely considerate, polite, and cooperative
  Example sentencesExamples
  So they won't be very cooperative if our goal is just to get them to stop building.
  Moreover, patient care may be compromised: informed patients are likely to be more cooperative and compliant and recover more quickly.
  Participants should act in a timely and co-operative manner to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents.
  To my surprise most people were fairly co-operative, and no one even complained about the scoring system.
  This was in response to reports that they were not being fully cooperative.
  The first team was very responsive and cooperative in updating data.
  Needless to say, not only are they compliant, cooperative, and suggestible, but most have already made up their minds in volunteering to help out and do exactly as they are told.
  So there's been some evidence that they're moving toward a more cooperative position with the United States.
  He is also a very co-operative and accommodating person and a joy to have around.
  They were very co-operative and helpful but their recollection was poor.
  Yet since the contracts in question have already been written, a co-operative response from the developers is essential if the new approach is to succeed.
  She has been co-operative and compliant with completing this Parenting Capacity Assessment.
  Come on folks, let us be co-operative and considerate towards others!
  Your client did not really display any very co-operative attitude towards the police officer.
  I feel we ought to at least appear co-operative to minimise the scrutiny about the complaints.
  The partner institutions have been consistently cooperative and responsive.
  It develops self-motivated learners and responsible, co-operative and caring adults.
  He said most hotels were co-operative and normally helped travel agencies find other accommodation when forced to close or when under redecoration.
  The company are appealing for your support in this matter and would like a full and co-operative response from the public at large.
  He is cooperative but still uncomfortable with the responsibility.
  Synonyms
  helpful, eager to help, eager to please, glad to be of assistance, obliging, accommodating, indulgent
2. 1.2 (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them.
  Example sentencesExamples
  At independence, the government set up cooperative farms and made some attempt to redistribute land under a socialist model.
  It's one of the leading states embracing the cooperative business model.
  Eight members of our faculty carried on cooperative housekeeping.
  This led to the creation of large, industrialized, cooperative farms.
  He spent six months in the country working on a co-operative farm.
  He also admitted that it would probably take two or three decades for the peasant to be convinced that cooperative agriculture would be more efficient.
  These have poured in from Vietnam, where cooperative farming produces much cheaper rice.
  According to the current legislation, neither cooperative farms nor leaseholders can use the land as a guarantee for a loan.
  According to the tribe, their cooperative businesses have turned a profit every year since 1986.
  In 1889 he settled in Ireland and began preaching co-operative farming.
  Second, they are more likely to have members committed to cooperative organization than are coops founded when socialist ideology is weak.
  In India, these are cooperative farms or fishing enterprises, created by the movement.
  Likewise, not every situation is suited for a cooperative business structure.
  ‘The changes are a step back to the state-controlled cooperative farms,’ he said.
  Farmers can give away control of their cooperative businesses, but it cannot be taken away from them.
  My friends Max and Bill, both woodworkers, were sharing a cooperative woodworking shop on the North Side, and it had an opening.
  The land was once used by local Mexican farmers as public-owned cooperative farms.
  These co-operative businesses boosted the local economy in the eighties and even led to the improvement of infrastructure in the area.
  Respondents agreed the work still remains a cooperative business.
  There was no street trading, only large state-managed outlets for the distribution of goods from state-controlled co-operative farms and industries.

nounkōˈäp(ə)rədivkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv

A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.
Example sentencesExamples
- The trade unions and cooperatives also had 100 reserved seats each.
- Government aid can also be fairly distributed to each member of the cooperatives.
- In some cases, members of agricultural cooperatives were permitted to farm individually.
- Credit unions are community savings and loan co-operatives where members can save small or large amounts or borrow from the fund.
- The plant has been a great asset to its member cooperatives and has saved them a considerable amount of money.
- Unions, the students' federation, housing cooperatives and neighbourhood organisations all took part.
- The share purchase obligates the cooperative to accept the unit at an established price.
- What must cooperatives return to members in exchange for higher levels of equity investment?
- Farm supply and sugar cooperatives ended the year with larger net losses than in 2000.
- As a political force, worker cooperatives are only beginning to find their voice.
- From a financial standpoint, cooperatives may need to rethink how benefits are paid.
- Members look to their cooperatives for services and support in both difficult and good times.
- As those markets change, so too, do the fortunes of cooperatives and members.
- Most of the decline is attributed to diversified and farm supply cooperatives.
- The real estate assets don't affect the day-to day business of the cooperatives.
- In other parts of the world unions are active in promoting democratic worker cooperatives to organize workers.
- Rosemary has been an active member of women's co-operatives since leaving university, where she completed an MA in religious studies.
- All companies, from multinationals to local organic cooperatives, operate in the market and therefore have to produce a profit.
- Many local grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives are not consistently profitable.
- He has published articles on affordable housing cooperatives and the economics of education.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari (see cooperate).

单词	cooperative
释义	Definition of cooperative in English: cooperative (also co-operative) adjectivekəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪvkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv 1Involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal. every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise Example sentencesExamples The model here is that of a cooperative or mutual society. Personal responsibility, used in this way, is opposed to the concept of an inter-dependent and mutually co-operative community. Teams that had developed collectivist rather than individualistic values were found to have cooperative goals. I'm starting to see a trend in game design away from one-winner-take-all games and more towards cooperative games which can have multiple winners or no winners at all. Increasingly, firms are changing the way they do business, away from one-off transactions which are individually negotiated, towards ongoing co-operative relationships. The co-operative commonwealth itself is, they insist, for the distant future. The earlier interest in voluntary associational schemes, such as land settlement communes and cooperative enterprises, lapsed. Toward this effort the United States has cooperative agreements with many other nations to intercept drug activity. The authors address this question by exploring activities that are interactive, cooperative, and collaborative. Much more common are cooperative agreements between local TV stations and the newspapers in those communities, says Northwestern's Gordon. We live in a civil society with people working for cooperative goals. Some of these relationships are competitive, predatorial, and parasitic; others are mutual, cooperative, and supportive. Such top-down control over reproduction is a common feature of cooperative animal societies. We need a water policy, which recognises that water management must involve communities and households to become the biggest cooperative enterprise in the country. Of course, we do have some international institutions that are making progress toward cooperative solutions. The conversations we are imagining are cooperative attempts to find joint solutions to common problems. It is oriented specifically toward adoption of cooperative learning in postsecondary settings. Both countries agreed to work towards a constructive and cooperative relationship for the twenty-first century. In this respect, the development of co-operative regimes for the common management of international watercourses has not yet been sufficiently comprehensive or effective. Clearly he cannot do it alone and a remedy to this new cash crisis will only come as a joint co-operative effort by everyone concerned. Synonyms collaborative, collective, communal, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, unified, allied, cross-party, pooled, mass, concerted, coordinated, interactive, unanimous, harmonious rare coactive 1.1 Willing to be of assistance. they have been extremely considerate, polite, and cooperative Example sentencesExamples To my surprise most people were fairly co-operative, and no one even complained about the scoring system. Needless to say, not only are they compliant, cooperative, and suggestible, but most have already made up their minds in volunteering to help out and do exactly as they are told. They were very co-operative and helpful but their recollection was poor. He is also a very co-operative and accommodating person and a joy to have around. Yet since the contracts in question have already been written, a co-operative response from the developers is essential if the new approach is to succeed. Participants should act in a timely and co-operative manner to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents. She has been co-operative and compliant with completing this Parenting Capacity Assessment. I feel we ought to at least appear co-operative to minimise the scrutiny about the complaints. Your client did not really display any very co-operative attitude towards the police officer. It develops self-motivated learners and responsible, co-operative and caring adults. He said most hotels were co-operative and normally helped travel agencies find other accommodation when forced to close or when under redecoration. Come on folks, let us be co-operative and considerate towards others! The partner institutions have been consistently cooperative and responsive. The first team was very responsive and cooperative in updating data. He is cooperative but still uncomfortable with the responsibility. So there's been some evidence that they're moving toward a more cooperative position with the United States. The company are appealing for your support in this matter and would like a full and co-operative response from the public at large. Moreover, patient care may be compromised: informed patients are likely to be more cooperative and compliant and recover more quickly. So they won't be very cooperative if our goal is just to get them to stop building. This was in response to reports that they were not being fully cooperative. Synonyms helpful, eager to help, eager to please, glad to be of assistance, obliging, accommodating, indulgent compliant, complaisant, willing, acquiescent, amenable, persuadable, biddable, tractable, pliable, pliant, adaptable, responsive informal easy, game rare persuasible, suasible 1.2 (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them. Example sentencesExamples Likewise, not every situation is suited for a cooperative business structure. The land was once used by local Mexican farmers as public-owned cooperative farms. These co-operative businesses boosted the local economy in the eighties and even led to the improvement of infrastructure in the area. It's one of the leading states embracing the cooperative business model. Eight members of our faculty carried on cooperative housekeeping. There was no street trading, only large state-managed outlets for the distribution of goods from state-controlled co-operative farms and industries. ‘The changes are a step back to the state-controlled cooperative farms,’ he said. In India, these are cooperative farms or fishing enterprises, created by the movement. Second, they are more likely to have members committed to cooperative organization than are coops founded when socialist ideology is weak. According to the current legislation, neither cooperative farms nor leaseholders can use the land as a guarantee for a loan. At independence, the government set up cooperative farms and made some attempt to redistribute land under a socialist model. Farmers can give away control of their cooperative businesses, but it cannot be taken away from them. In 1889 he settled in Ireland and began preaching co-operative farming. He spent six months in the country working on a co-operative farm. He also admitted that it would probably take two or three decades for the peasant to be convinced that cooperative agriculture would be more efficient. This led to the creation of large, industrialized, cooperative farms. These have poured in from Vietnam, where cooperative farming produces much cheaper rice. According to the tribe, their cooperative businesses have turned a profit every year since 1986. My friends Max and Bill, both woodworkers, were sharing a cooperative woodworking shop on the North Side, and it had an opening. Respondents agreed the work still remains a cooperative business. nounkəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪvkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits. we run the agency as a workers' cooperative Example sentencesExamples All companies, from multinationals to local organic cooperatives, operate in the market and therefore have to produce a profit. The share purchase obligates the cooperative to accept the unit at an established price. The real estate assets don't affect the day-to day business of the cooperatives. Credit unions are community savings and loan co-operatives where members can save small or large amounts or borrow from the fund. He has published articles on affordable housing cooperatives and the economics of education. Rosemary has been an active member of women's co-operatives since leaving university, where she completed an MA in religious studies. As those markets change, so too, do the fortunes of cooperatives and members. In some cases, members of agricultural cooperatives were permitted to farm individually. Government aid can also be fairly distributed to each member of the cooperatives. Members look to their cooperatives for services and support in both difficult and good times. Unions, the students' federation, housing cooperatives and neighbourhood organisations all took part. The trade unions and cooperatives also had 100 reserved seats each. What must cooperatives return to members in exchange for higher levels of equity investment? Farm supply and sugar cooperatives ended the year with larger net losses than in 2000. From a financial standpoint, cooperatives may need to rethink how benefits are paid. As a political force, worker cooperatives are only beginning to find their voice. The plant has been a great asset to its member cooperatives and has saved them a considerable amount of money. Most of the decline is attributed to diversified and farm supply cooperatives. In other parts of the world unions are active in promoting democratic worker cooperatives to organize workers. Many local grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives are not consistently profitable. Derivatives cooperativeness noun We appreciate the hospitality and cooperativeness. Example sentencesExamples In economic transactions, a failure of insight, determination, perseverance, honesty, respect for law, or cooperativeness with one's fellows can be self-defeating. I am for freedom and prosperity, individual sovereignty, free trade and the cooperativeness that comes from free exchange. We asked senior managers (not including the CEO) about the degree of conflict and cooperativeness in their top management team. This network has formulated a new basis for collaboration based on ‘virtue ethics,’ a set of moral motivations that emphasize cooperativeness, friendliness, generosity, and honesty. Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- 'worked together', from the verb cooperari (see cooperate). Definition of cooperative in US English: cooperative adjectivekōˈäp(ə)rədivkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv 1Involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal. every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise Example sentencesExamples The model here is that of a cooperative or mutual society. Toward this effort the United States has cooperative agreements with many other nations to intercept drug activity. In this respect, the development of co-operative regimes for the common management of international watercourses has not yet been sufficiently comprehensive or effective. We need a water policy, which recognises that water management must involve communities and households to become the biggest cooperative enterprise in the country. Of course, we do have some international institutions that are making progress toward cooperative solutions. It is oriented specifically toward adoption of cooperative learning in postsecondary settings. I'm starting to see a trend in game design away from one-winner-take-all games and more towards cooperative games which can have multiple winners or no winners at all. Such top-down control over reproduction is a common feature of cooperative animal societies. Much more common are cooperative agreements between local TV stations and the newspapers in those communities, says Northwestern's Gordon. Teams that had developed collectivist rather than individualistic values were found to have cooperative goals. Clearly he cannot do it alone and a remedy to this new cash crisis will only come as a joint co-operative effort by everyone concerned. The conversations we are imagining are cooperative attempts to find joint solutions to common problems. The earlier interest in voluntary associational schemes, such as land settlement communes and cooperative enterprises, lapsed. The co-operative commonwealth itself is, they insist, for the distant future. We live in a civil society with people working for cooperative goals. Increasingly, firms are changing the way they do business, away from one-off transactions which are individually negotiated, towards ongoing co-operative relationships. The authors address this question by exploring activities that are interactive, cooperative, and collaborative. Some of these relationships are competitive, predatorial, and parasitic; others are mutual, cooperative, and supportive. Both countries agreed to work towards a constructive and cooperative relationship for the twenty-first century. Personal responsibility, used in this way, is opposed to the concept of an inter-dependent and mutually co-operative community. Synonyms collaborative, collective, communal, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, unified, allied, cross-party, pooled, mass, concerted, coordinated, interactive, unanimous, harmonious 1.1 Willing to be of assistance. they have been extremely considerate, polite, and cooperative Example sentencesExamples So they won't be very cooperative if our goal is just to get them to stop building. Moreover, patient care may be compromised: informed patients are likely to be more cooperative and compliant and recover more quickly. Participants should act in a timely and co-operative manner to prevent, detect and respond to security incidents. To my surprise most people were fairly co-operative, and no one even complained about the scoring system. This was in response to reports that they were not being fully cooperative. The first team was very responsive and cooperative in updating data. Needless to say, not only are they compliant, cooperative, and suggestible, but most have already made up their minds in volunteering to help out and do exactly as they are told. So there's been some evidence that they're moving toward a more cooperative position with the United States. He is also a very co-operative and accommodating person and a joy to have around. They were very co-operative and helpful but their recollection was poor. Yet since the contracts in question have already been written, a co-operative response from the developers is essential if the new approach is to succeed. She has been co-operative and compliant with completing this Parenting Capacity Assessment. Come on folks, let us be co-operative and considerate towards others! Your client did not really display any very co-operative attitude towards the police officer. I feel we ought to at least appear co-operative to minimise the scrutiny about the complaints. The partner institutions have been consistently cooperative and responsive. It develops self-motivated learners and responsible, co-operative and caring adults. He said most hotels were co-operative and normally helped travel agencies find other accommodation when forced to close or when under redecoration. The company are appealing for your support in this matter and would like a full and co-operative response from the public at large. He is cooperative but still uncomfortable with the responsibility. Synonyms helpful, eager to help, eager to please, glad to be of assistance, obliging, accommodating, indulgent 1.2 (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them. Example sentencesExamples At independence, the government set up cooperative farms and made some attempt to redistribute land under a socialist model. It's one of the leading states embracing the cooperative business model. Eight members of our faculty carried on cooperative housekeeping. This led to the creation of large, industrialized, cooperative farms. He spent six months in the country working on a co-operative farm. He also admitted that it would probably take two or three decades for the peasant to be convinced that cooperative agriculture would be more efficient. These have poured in from Vietnam, where cooperative farming produces much cheaper rice. According to the current legislation, neither cooperative farms nor leaseholders can use the land as a guarantee for a loan. According to the tribe, their cooperative businesses have turned a profit every year since 1986. In 1889 he settled in Ireland and began preaching co-operative farming. Second, they are more likely to have members committed to cooperative organization than are coops founded when socialist ideology is weak. In India, these are cooperative farms or fishing enterprises, created by the movement. Likewise, not every situation is suited for a cooperative business structure. ‘The changes are a step back to the state-controlled cooperative farms,’ he said. Farmers can give away control of their cooperative businesses, but it cannot be taken away from them. My friends Max and Bill, both woodworkers, were sharing a cooperative woodworking shop on the North Side, and it had an opening. The land was once used by local Mexican farmers as public-owned cooperative farms. These co-operative businesses boosted the local economy in the eighties and even led to the improvement of infrastructure in the area. Respondents agreed the work still remains a cooperative business. There was no street trading, only large state-managed outlets for the distribution of goods from state-controlled co-operative farms and industries. nounkōˈäp(ə)rədivkoʊˈɑp(ə)rədɪv A farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits. Example sentencesExamples The trade unions and cooperatives also had 100 reserved seats each. Government aid can also be fairly distributed to each member of the cooperatives. In some cases, members of agricultural cooperatives were permitted to farm individually. Credit unions are community savings and loan co-operatives where members can save small or large amounts or borrow from the fund. The plant has been a great asset to its member cooperatives and has saved them a considerable amount of money. Unions, the students' federation, housing cooperatives and neighbourhood organisations all took part. The share purchase obligates the cooperative to accept the unit at an established price. What must cooperatives return to members in exchange for higher levels of equity investment? Farm supply and sugar cooperatives ended the year with larger net losses than in 2000. As a political force, worker cooperatives are only beginning to find their voice. From a financial standpoint, cooperatives may need to rethink how benefits are paid. Members look to their cooperatives for services and support in both difficult and good times. As those markets change, so too, do the fortunes of cooperatives and members. Most of the decline is attributed to diversified and farm supply cooperatives. The real estate assets don't affect the day-to day business of the cooperatives. In other parts of the world unions are active in promoting democratic worker cooperatives to organize workers. Rosemary has been an active member of women's co-operatives since leaving university, where she completed an MA in religious studies. All companies, from multinationals to local organic cooperatives, operate in the market and therefore have to produce a profit. Many local grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives are not consistently profitable. He has published articles on affordable housing cooperatives and the economics of education. Origin Early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari (see cooperate).
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