co-op

[ noun adverb koh-op; verb koh-op, koh-op ]

noun

1. a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

verb (used with object)

, co-oped or co-opped, co-op·ing or co-op·ping.

1. to place in a cooperative arrangement, especially to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

adjective

1. (of a game, especially a video game) cooperative, requiring players to work together to achieve a common objective: co-op multiplayer games.

   co-op play modes;

   co-op multiplayer games.

Other Words From

• co-op·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of co-op¹

First recorded in 1860–65; shortened form

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. go co-op, to convert to a cooperative:

   Our apartment building is going co-op.

Related Words

• apartment
• cabin
• condo
• condominium
• cottage
• dormitory
• dwelling
• farm
• hospital
• house
• hut
• mansion
• palace
• place
• residence
• resort
• shelter
• trailer