cooperative

adjective

OPAL W

/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/

/kəʊˈɑːpərətɪv/

(British English also co-operative)

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[usually before noun] involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim
- Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work.
- The documentary was a cooperative effort by film-makers from five countries.
- This is a cooperative venture with the University of Copenhagen.
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
helpful by doing what you are asked to do
- Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously.
opposite uncooperative
[usually before noun] (business) owned and run by the people involved, with the profits shared by them
- a cooperative farm
- The cooperative movement started in Britain in the nineteenth century.
Topics Businessc1

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari, from co- ‘together’ + operari ‘to work’.

cooperative

noun

/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/

/kəʊˈɑːpərətɪv/

(British English also co-operative)

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a cooperative business or other organization
- agricultural cooperatives in India
- The factory is now a workers' cooperative.
Extra Examples
- The family business is now run as a cooperative.
- The ‘Daily Worker’ was run as a cooperative.
- a/an local/community/farming/agricultural/food/dairy cooperative
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- community
- worker
- workers’
- …
verb + cooperative
- form
- run something as
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari, from co- ‘together’ + operari ‘to work’.

单词	cooperative
释义	cooperative adjective OPAL W /kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/ /kəʊˈɑːpərətɪv/ (British English also co-operative) jump to other results [usually before noun] involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. The documentary was a cooperative effort by film-makers from five countries. This is a cooperative venture with the University of Copenhagen. Topics Discussion and agreementc1 helpful by doing what you are asked to do Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously. opposite uncooperative [usually before noun] (business) owned and run by the people involved, with the profits shared by them a cooperative farm The cooperative movement started in Britain in the nineteenth century. Topics Businessc1 Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari, from co- ‘together’ + operari ‘to work’. cooperative noun /kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/ /kəʊˈɑːpərətɪv/ (British English also co-operative) jump to other results a cooperative business or other organization agricultural cooperatives in India The factory is now a workers' cooperative. Extra Examples The family business is now run as a cooperative. The ‘Daily Worker’ was run as a cooperative. a/an local/community/farming/agricultural/food/dairy cooperative Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective community worker workers’ … verb + cooperative form run something as See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- ‘worked together’, from the verb cooperari, from co- ‘together’ + operari ‘to work’.
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