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coopérative — [ k(ɔ)ɔperativ ] n. f. • 1901; de société coopérative; probablt d apr. l angl. cooperative ♦ Société coopérative, entreprise associative ayant pour objet les services les meilleurs pour ses membres (⇒ coopérateur), et gérée par ceux ci sur la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cooperative — Coopérative La coopérative est une forme de société fondée sur le principe de la coopération. Elle a pour objectif de servir au mieux les intérêts économiques de ses participants (sociétaires ou adhérents). Elle se distingue en cela de l… … Wikipédia en Français
cooperative — 1 adj: of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative co·op·er·a·tive 2 n: an enterprise or organization (as for banking and credit services or the ownership of residential property) that is owned by and operated for the benefit of those using… … Law dictionary
Cooperative 09 — or more commonly Cooperative Longbow/Cooperative Lancer 09 is the name of NATO military exercise held in Georgia within the framework of Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative programmes from May 6 until … Wikipedia
cooperative — (adj.) also co operative, c.1600, from L.L. cooperat , pp. stem of cooperari (see COOPERATION (Cf. cooperation)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Political economy sense is from 1808, from the pre Marx communist movement. The noun meaning a cooperative store is… … Etymology dictionary
cooperative — or co operative [kō äp′ər ə tiv, kō äp′ər āt΄iv] adj. 1. cooperating or inclined to cooperate 2. designating or of an organization (as for the production or marketing of goods), an apartment house, store, etc. owned by and operated for the… … English World dictionary
cooperative — [adj1] joint, unified agreeing, coacting, coactive, coadjuvant, coefficient, collaborating, collaborative, collective, collegial, collusive, combined, combining, common, concerted, concurring, coordinated, hand in glove*, harmonious, in league,… … New thesaurus
cooperative — (also co operative) ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving cooperation. 2) willing to be of assistance. 3) (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them. ► NOUN ▪ a cooperative organization.… … English terms dictionary
Cooperative — Co*[ o]p er*a*tive, a. Operating jointly to the same end. [1913 Webster] {Co[ o]perative society}, a society established on the principle of a joint stock association, for the production of commodities, or their purchase and distribution for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cooperative — *social, companionable, gregarious, convivial, hospitable Analogous words: sociable, cordial, genial, affable, *gracious: helping or helpful, aiding, assisting (see corresponding verbs at HELP) Antonyms: uncooperative Contrasted words: *unsocial … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Cooperative — This article is about the business organization. For other uses, see Coop (disambiguation). A cooperative (also co operative or co op) is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1] A… … Wikipedia
