co·op·er·a·tive
kō-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv 
-ˈä-pə-ˌrā-
1
a
: marked by cooperation
cooperative efforts
b
: marked by a willingness and ability to work with others
cooperative neighbors
2
: of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative
a cooperative store
3
: relating to or comprising a program of combined liberal arts and technical studies at different schools
cooperatively
adverb
cooperativeness
noun
: an enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services
Examples of cooperative in a Sentence
Adjective
The witness was very cooperative.
a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping also sent a congratulatory message to Lee, saying Beijing is willing to work with Seoul to advance their cooperative partnership for the benefit of the countries' peoples, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
Errol Schweizer, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Golden and her husband Abel Gonzalez, for example, bought the land their mobile home sits on via a cooperative.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 June 2025
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Adjective
According to the Irish Star reporting, one person was taken into custody and was cooperative following the collision.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping also sent a congratulatory message to Lee, saying Beijing is willing to work with Seoul to advance their cooperative partnership for the benefit of the countries' peoples, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
Noun
And many retailers have banded together to form wholesale cooperatives that leverage collective scale to access products at competitive prices, such as the Greater Austin Merchants Association, Associated Wholesale Grocers or Twin Cities Co-op Partners.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Golden and her husband Abel Gonzalez, for example, bought the land their mobile home sits on via a cooperative.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 June 2025
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“Cooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperative. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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cooperative
1 of 2 adjective
co·op·er·a·tive
kō-ˈäp-(ə-)rət-iv
-ˈäp-ə-ˌrāt-
1
: willing to cooperate
cooperative neighbors
2
: of, relating to, or organized as a cooperative
a cooperative store
cooperative apartments
cooperatively
adverb
cooperativeness
noun
cooperative
2 of 2 noun
: an association owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services
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