Cooperative
Shared ownership enterprise
Cooperative describes willingness to work with others toward a shared goal: The witness was cooperative with investigators.
A cooperative person accommodates rather than obstructs.
As a noun, a cooperative (or co-op) is an organization owned and operated by its members for mutual benefit—housing cooperatives, food cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives.
Members share costs, labor, or profits rather than paying outside owners.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
- unifiedCombined into one
coordinated · synergy · alliance · collaboration · mutual aid · shared · working together · pooled
Member-owned financial cooperative
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- collectiveJointly organized group
- mutualShared between parties
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
dividend · agricultural · housing · worker-owned · retail · wholesale · grocery · REI
Planned approach to goals
- non-competitiveNot about winning
- team-basedInvolving collective effort
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
allied · coordinated · objectives · mission · squad · party · raid · dungeon
Collective effort on assignment
- peer learningEducation between equals
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
- study groupLearners meeting to prepare
jigsaw · discussion · partnership · tutoring · mentorship · scaffolding · circle time · group dynamics
Yielding to others' wishes
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
- willingReady without resistance
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- obligingWilling to help others
amenable · helpful · responsive · tractable · docile · receptive · supportive · participatory
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- collectiveJointly organized group
unified · coordinated · synergy · alliance · collaboration · mutual aid · shared · working together · pooled · combined
credit union
Member-owned financial cooperative
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- collectiveJointly organized group
- mutualShared between parties
shareholder · dividend · agricultural · housing · worker-owned · retail · wholesale · grocery · REI · kibbutz
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- non-competitiveNot about winning
- team-basedInvolving collective effort
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
multiplayer · allied · coordinated · objectives · mission · squad · party · raid · dungeon · PvE
group work
Collective effort on assignment
- peer learningEducation between equals
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
study group · jigsaw · discussion · partnership · tutoring · mentorship · scaffolding · circle time · group dynamics · participation
compliant
Yielding to others' wishes
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
- willingReady without resistance
- accommodatingWilling to help others
obliging · amenable · helpful · responsive · tractable · docile · receptive · supportive · participatory · engaged
Cooperativeuncooperative
Unwilling to assist others
obstinate · obstructive · unhelpful · antagonistic · defiant
Cooperativecorporation
Legally separate business entity
private company · sole proprietorship · privately held company · private enterprise · conglomerate
Cooperativecompetitive
Driven by rivalry
rivalrous · adversarial · individualistic · cutthroat · dog-eat-dog
- cooperative spiritWillingness to work together
- cooperative livingShared household with joint responsibilities
- cooperative playShared activity toward goals
- international cooperationCountries jointly addressing challenges
- economic cooperationJoint financial activity between parties
- global cooperationJoint action across borders
cooperating, cooperation, cooperatively, cooperativeness, uncooperative