co-op
Shared ownership venture
A co-op is a cooperative—a business or organization owned and operated by its members for their mutual benefit.
Housing co-ops allow residents to own shares in a building rather than individual units.
Food co-ops are member-owned grocery stores, often emphasizing local or organic products.
In gaming, co-op mode lets players work together rather than compete: We played the campaign in co-op.
The hyphen distinguishes co-op from coop, where chickens live.
Jointly organized group
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- worker-ownedBelonging to the workforce
- credit-unionMember-owned financial cooperative
- profit-sharingDistributing earnings among workers
democratic · ownership · stakeholder · dividend · bylaws · board · shares · mutual
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- mutualShared between parties
- sharedHeld in common
- collectiveJointly organized group
alliance · synergy · coordination · fellowship · solidarity · unified · consortium · confederation
Rented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- tenantsProperty renters
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
building · unit · complex · dwelling · flat · landlord · shareholder · board
Self-service food retailer
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- produceMake or manufacture
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- organicFrom living matter
bulk · neighborhood · local · wholesale · discount · membership · groceries · shop
Supervised professional trial period
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- work-studyStudent employment for tuition
- experientialDerived from direct involvement
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
practicum · employer · semester · rotation · northeastern · alternating · hands-on · career
collective
Jointly organized group
- member-ownedControlled by its users
- worker-ownedBelonging to the workforce
- credit-unionMember-owned financial cooperative
profit-sharing · democratic · ownership · stakeholder · dividend · bylaws · board · shares · mutual · REI
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- mutualShared between parties
- sharedHeld in common
collective · alliance · synergy · coordination · fellowship · solidarity · unified · consortium · confederation · pooled
apartment
Rented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- tenantsProperty renters
- leaseTemporary use contract
rent · building · unit · complex · dwelling · flat · landlord · shareholder · board · equity
supermarket
Self-service food retailer
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- produceMake or manufacture
- member-ownedControlled by its users
organic · bulk · neighborhood · local · wholesale · discount · membership · groceries · shop · market
internship
Supervised professional trial period
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- work-studyStudent employment for tuition
- experientialDerived from direct involvement
apprenticeship · practicum · employer · semester · rotation · northeastern · alternating · hands-on · career · program
- game modeseasy mode, ranked match, deathmatch, hard mode, practice match
- game developmentgame engine, game design, game engines, game designer, rendering
- Action RPGsDiablo, Diablo II, Torchlight, dungeon crawler, dungeon crawling
- co-op gamesLeft 4 Dead, Helldivers, It Takes Two, Portal 2, multiplayer
- communal livingcollective, kibbutz, intentional community, cohousing, communal living
- cooperativescredit union, cooperatives, worker cooperatives, credit unions, housing cooperatives
co-opcorporation
Legally separate business entity
multinational corporation · sole proprietorship · conglomerate · private company · private enterprise
coop, cooperation, cooperative, uncooperative, coops, cooped