co-op
Syllables: co·op/ˈkoʊˌɒp/
co-op noun: a unit of a housing cooperative; a purchased apartment where the apartment owners collectively are responsible for maintenance of common areas and upkeep.
Noun (1)
co-op (plural co-ops)
- A unit of a housing cooperative; a purchased apartment where the apartment owners collectively are responsible for maintenance of common areas and upkeep.
- Whereas condo residents own their apartment outright, co-op residents are shareholders in a company that owns their building and have a right to live in their apartment. As such, co-op owners have control over who they allow in.2024 March 23, Hugo Cox, “Upper East Side story”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3
- Any cooperative, including housing, retail, utility, agricultural, banking or worker cooperatives.
- co-op advertisement
- Once or twice a week, Chris Wotton, an unemployed farm labourer who ran the coop, and some of the estate's older children, borrowed a van from Centerprise […]1973, New Society, volume 25, London: New Society Ltd., →ISSN, page 25
- Any shop owned by a cooperative.
- A cooperative game, as opposed to a competitive game or deathmatch.
Verb
co-op (third-person singular simple present co-ops, present participle co-oping or co-opping, simple past and past participle co-oped or co-opped)
Noun (2) capitalized: Co-op
Co-op (plural Co-ops)
- Any of very many shops belonging to the Co-operative Group and its predecessors
Synonyms of co-op
Forms of co-op
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | co-ops |
| alternative form | coop |
| alternative form | coöp |
| plural | Co-ops |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | co-ops |
| present participle | co-oping |
| present participle | co-opping |
| past participle | co-oped |
| past | co-oped |
| past participle | co-opped |
| past | co-opped |
Origin of co-op
From cooperative, by shortening.
Words formed from co-op
Questions about co-op
- What does co-op mean?
- Co-op means a unit of a housing cooperative; a purchased apartment where the apartment owners collectively are responsible for maintenance of common areas and upkeep.
- What part of speech is co-op?
- Co-op can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce co-op?
- Co-op is pronounced /ˈkoʊˌɒp/.
- What is the plural of co-op?
- The plural of co-op is co-ops.
Words near co-op in the dictionary
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