cooperative

 
Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɒp(ə)rətɪv/
(also co-operative)

adjective

  • involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal: every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise
  • willing to be of assistance: they have been extremely considerate, polite, and cooperative
  • (of a farm, business, etc.) owned and run jointly by its members, with profits or benefits shared among them.

noun

  • a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits: we run the agency as a workers' cooperative

Derivatives

cooperatively

adverb

cooperativeness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin cooperativus, from Latin cooperat- 'worked together', from the verb cooperari (see cooperate)