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co-ops

co-ops is the plural of co-op.

co-ops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of co-op.

Meaning of co-op

Noun

co-op (plural co-ops)

  1. 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
  2. Any cooperative, including housing, retail, utility, agricultural, banking or worker cooperatives.
    • co-op advertisement
  3. Any shop owned by a cooperative.
  4. (board games) A cooperative game, as opposed to a competitive game or deathmatch.

See all 7 meanings of co-op

Noun capitalized: Co-ops

Co-ops

  1. (plural) plural of Co-op

Questions about co-ops

What is co-ops the plural of?
Co-ops is the plural of co-op.
What part of speech is co-ops?
Co-ops is a noun.

Words near co-ops in the dictionary

  1. co-oping
  2. co-opinionist
  3. co-opinionists
  4. co-opped
  5. co-opping
  6. co-ops
  7. co-opt
  8. co-optation
  9. co-optations
  10. co-optative
  11. co-opted

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