Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cooperative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a commercial enterprise run for the benefit of its owners.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A unit of a housing co-operative; a purchased
apartment where the apartment owners collectively are responsible for maintenance of common areas and upkeep. - noun Any
co-operative , including housing, retail, utility, agricultural, banking or worker cooperatives. - noun Any
shop owned by aco-operative . - noun video games A
co-operative game, as opposed to a competitive game ordeathmatch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
Etymologies
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Examples
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Exhibitors also pay a portion of the cost of the display ads taken out by the studios in what is known as co-op advertising.
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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Exhibitors also pay a portion of the cost of the display ads taken out by the studios in what is known as co-op advertising.
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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Exhibitors also pay a portion of the cost of the display ads taken out by the studios in what is known as co-op advertising.
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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Exhibitors also pay a portion of the cost of the display ads taken out by the studios in what is known as co-op advertising.
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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Ms. Wilder called the co-op, located on West 81st Street at Columbus Avenue, 'the ultimate pied-à-terre.'
Upper West Side Escape Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Ms. Stanley said the co-op, which is located in the Edgewater Park complex, pictured here, was used for her father's ventilation, air conditioning and chimney-cleaning business.
Low-End Digs 2011
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Cooperative education, which is also known as co-op education and co-op jobs, is becoming increasingly popular.
BRIGHT IDEAS Donna Sammons Carpenter 1992
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Cooperative education, which is also known as co-op education and co-op jobs, is becoming increasingly popular.
BRIGHT IDEAS Donna Sammons Carpenter 1992
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Cooperative education, which is also known as co-op education and co-op jobs, is becoming increasingly popular.
BRIGHT IDEAS Donna Sammons Carpenter 1992
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Described as a "co-op fantasy MMO shooter," it's a free-to-play browser game with an emphasis on loot.
Ars Technica Andrew Webster 2011
alexz commented on the word co-op
In Canada, It's an internship for 4 or 8 months which is paid. The student is required to write up a work term report on a project completed during the term for academic grades.
March 15, 2013