Main Entry: ¹co·op·er·a·tive

Pronunciation: \kō-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -ˈä-pə-ˌrā-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1603

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

— co·op·er·a·tive·ly adverb

— co·op·er·a·tive·ness noun