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cooperative

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/koh-OP-er-uh-tiv/Word FrequencyCommon (4.69)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

In a Sentence

The essay uses cooperative to make the point more precise.

Published Usage Examples

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?

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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Origin

From Latin 'cooperativus', meaning 'working together'.

Common Phrases

learning cooperative. cooperativesocieties cooperativemovement cooperativeeffort cooperativeextension cooperative

Poetry examples for cooperative

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