cooperative

Meanings

• noun

  A business or social organization owned and operated by its members as a collective body.

  - "The farmers' cooperative sells their produce directly to consumers."
  - "The housing cooperative provides affordable living for its members."

• adjective

  Working together willingly for a common purpose or goal.

  - "The cooperative employees worked together to complete the project on time."
  - "The cooperative students in the class helped each other understand the concept."

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Antonyms

adversarial , competitive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cooperative
cooperative , perspective , receptive , perceptive

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Variants

List of all variants of cooperative that leads to same result
cooperative , cooperatively , cooperativeness , cooperativenesses , cooperatives

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'cooperare', meaning 'to work together'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest consumer cooperative in the world is Danone, with over 100,000 employees.

2. The first electric cooperative was founded in 1935 in Reeve's Station, Tennessee.

3. The International Cooperative Alliance was founded in 1895 and currently represents over 3 million cooperatives worldwide.

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Related Concepts

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1. Collective: A group of individuals who pool their resources, labor, or capital for a common purpose.

2. Mutual Aid: The principle of helping others in need, often within a community or group.

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Culture

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Cooperatives have a long history, dating back to the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England in 1844. They have been used in various industries, including agriculture, housing, and finance. Cooperatives emphasize the importance of community, solidarity, and mutual aid.

How to Memorize "cooperative"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people working together on a project, each contributing their skills and resources.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'cooperate', and remember that a cooperative is a group that does this on a larger scale.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E to remember the definition: 'Collective Ownership Operates Productively, Efficiently, Responsibly, and Transparently'.

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