cooperative

Willing to collaborate

Cooperative describes willingness to work with others toward a shared goal: The witness was cooperative with investigators.

A cooperative venture involves collaboration rather than competition.

As a noun, a cooperative (or co-op) is an organization owned and operated by its members for mutual benefit—housing cooperatives, food cooperatives, worker cooperatives.

Members share costs, decisions, and profits.

organization

co-op

Member-owned organization

credit-unionMember-owned financial cooperative
member-ownedControlled by its users
shareholderEquity owner in corporation

dividend · nonprofit · collective · commune · kibbutz · guild · consortium · federation · association · union

mutual

reciprocal

Shared between two parties

sharedHeld in common
commonWidespread and unremarkable
collectiveJointly organized group

symbiotic · bilateral · interdependent · complementary · give-and-take · exchange · interrelated · conjoint · two-way · correlative

teamwork

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
partnershipShared business arrangement
synergyCombined effect exceeding components

cohesion · unity · camaraderie · solidarity · interdependence · consensus · contribution · participation · fellowship

behavior

collaborative

Involving shared effort

helpfulGiving useful aid
supportiveOffering help and reassurance
accommodatingWilling to help others

obliging · willing · amenable · agreeable · compliant · responsive · participatory · constructive · good-faith · communicative

gaming

strategy

Planned approach to goals

allianceFormal union of parties
negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
tradeExchange of commodities

team-based · non-competitive · Catan · multiplayer · tabletop

cooperative

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reciprocal

collaboration

collaborative

strategy

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