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Coop vs Cooperation - What's the difference?

coop | cooperation |

As nouns the difference between coop and cooperation

is that coop is a pen or enclosure for birds or coop can be while cooperation is cooperation.

As a verb coop

is to keep in a coop.

coop

English

(wikipedia coop)

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pen or enclosure for birds.
  • (slang) jail
  • A barrel or cask for liquor.
  • (Johnson)
  • (Scotland) A cart from boards; a tumbrel.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To keep in a coop.
  • To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
  • * Dryden
  • The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.
  • * John Locke
  • The contempt of all other knowledge coops the understanding up within narrow bounds.
  • (obsolete) To work upon in the manner of a cooper.
  • * Holland
  • Shaken tubs be new cooped .
    Derived terms
    * coop up

    Etymology 2

    From , by shortening.

    cooperation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) *

    Noun

  • (usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.
  • Active help from a person, organization, etc.
  • An orderly sharing of space or resources.
  • Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
  • Antonyms

    * (l)

    References

    * (cooperation) * * * ----