cooperativelyadv.
/kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətᵻvli/, U.S. /koʊˈɑp(ə)rədᵻvli/, /koʊˈɑpəˌreɪdᵻvli/ 1. By means of cooperation; in a way that involves working together, or with another or others, esp. towards the same end.
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the world > action or operation > [adverb] > operating together
co-ordinatelya1676
synergistically1836
synergically1847
synergetically1848
society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > [adverb]
mutually1531
shoulder to shouldera1586
in the (or a) quilla1616
in consort1634
concurrently1648
in harness1873
collectively1902
collaboratively1971
in tandem1974
society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adverb] > specific policies or actions
protectively1852
1642 F. Duke Fulnesse & Freenesse Gods Grace xi. 136 (margin) Although faith and love in themselves be two different vertues, yet the Scriptures includes love in justifying faith, the one as receiving from God, the other as co-operatively working to God.
1749 London Evening Post 5–7 Jan. Like the Atoms of this Globe before it started out of Chaos, when Fire, Air, Earth, and Water, all tumbled upon one another, co-operatively mingled in Anarchy and Confusion.
1842 T. De Quincey Cicero in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 12/1 Passively, how far co-operatively it is hard to say, Pompey owed his triumph to mere acts of decoy.
2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 419/2 For several years such a loose network did exist, and its members worked effectively and cooperatively in sharing information and educating constituents.
2. In relation to the owning or running of a business or organization: jointly by a group of people, with profits or benefits shared; as a cooperative or member of a cooperative. Cf. cooperative adj. 2.
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1852 Coventry Herald 20 Feb. His tea, his sugar, and in fact almost everything, he now bought co-operatively, as indeed he earned co-operatively every penny that he received.
1889 Co-operative News 3 Aug. 824 The society would be placed in a much better position both co-operatively, and commercially.
1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 56/2 It is really an eloquent tribute to the progress of music to observe the accomplishments of many of these coöperatively run orchestras, which aim for splendid standards.
2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 Aug. iii. 2/5 Sales of existing single-family homes, condominiums and cooperatively owned apartments increased.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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