cooperative
Ready to help and work with other people, and not making things hard on purpose.
Willing to help or to work with other people, and not causing unnecessary difficulty.
Describes an action or project where people or groups work together for the same goal.
Involving two or more people, groups, or organizations working together on a shared task or goal.
A business that is owned and run by the people who work in it or use it, and they share the money it makes.
A business or organization that is owned and controlled jointly by the people who use its services or work there, and that shares benefits among its members.
- Base: cooperative
- Base: cooperative
- Plural: cooperatives
agricultural cooperative
1farmer-owned business group
A business created by farmers to buy things together or sell their products together.
- The agricultural cooperative helps small farmers get better prices for their crops.
- Many dairy farmers belong to an agricultural cooperative that handles distribution.
consumer cooperative
1customer-owned store or service
A shop or service that is owned by the people who buy from it, and these people share the benefits.
- The town runs a small consumer cooperative to keep food prices low.
- Joining the consumer cooperative gives members a yearly refund based on their purchases.
cooperative learning
1teaching method using group work
A way of teaching where students study and solve problems together in small groups.
- The teacher used cooperative learning to help students practice speaking English.
- Research shows that cooperative learning can increase student motivation and understanding.
cooperative society
1formal member-owned cooperative body
A formal organization, registered under law, that is owned and run by its members as a cooperative.
- The village cooperative society runs a small bank and a grocery store.
- He joined a cooperative society that provides loans to local businesses.
housing cooperative
1resident-owned housing organization
A building or group of homes that is owned and managed by the people who live there as a cooperative.
- They moved into a housing cooperative to have more control over building decisions.
- In a housing cooperative, residents usually vote on major repairs and rules.
worker cooperative
1worker-owned business structure
A business that is owned and run by the people who work there, not by outside owners.
- The bakery was converted into a worker cooperative after the owner retired.
- In a worker cooperative, employees vote on important business decisions.