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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

cooperative

/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/

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What does cooperative mean?

adjective

  1. Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
  2. Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
  3. Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
More meanings (1)

noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/kɔˈɑp.ɹətɪv//kɔˈap.ɹətɪv/
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The entire race of Martians is cooperative, and the production of all necessities is based on the needs of the Commonwealth.
J. L. KennonThe Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic RevelationProject Gutenberg ebook #563
In spite of failures, cooperative schemes went on, some of the same men appearing in one after another with irrepressible optimism.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
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Intensely cooperative and gregarious as man is, he is as intensely competitive, spurred on by his observations of the other fellow.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
The ordinary newspaper in a small town cannot afford such a service, but recently the United Press has originated a cooperative method.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
This should be a cooperative enterprise in which all nations work together through the United Nations and its specialized agencies wherever practicable.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925