As nouns the difference between cooperative and cooperativeness
is that cooperative is a type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants abbreviation: co-op while cooperativeness is the state of being cooperative.
As an adjective cooperative
is ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
cooperative
English
Alternative forms
* co-operative
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Adjective
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en adjective)
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives
Antonyms
* adversarial
* competitive
Related terms
* cooperation
* cooperatively
Noun
(
en noun)
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. Abbreviation: co-op.
References
* Chambers 21st Century Dictionary [http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=cooperative&title=21st&sourceid=Mozilla-search] retrieved on November 7, 2006
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