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.

Example Sentences

The Dakota, a co-op residence on the Upper West Side, is historically known for its ghostly figures.

From The Daily Beast

Two Massachusetts state troopers joined the two FBI agents who went to went to see Todashev at an Orlando co-op on May 22.

From The Daily Beast

REI is, in fact, a cooperative owned by its members—much like, say, the Park Slope Food Co-Op, or a credit union, or a kibbutz.

From The Daily Beast

Effectively, every co-op or condo development freezes that particular land use as if in amber.

From The Daily Beast

But here's one that isn't: how do you redevelop a co-op or condo?

From The Daily Beast

Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op., and peeped in the reading-room.

From Project Gutenberg

"Me a co-op," agreed Roger cheerfully, while the Ethels sat silently on the steps and thought about it.

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A student, a co-op student called Dave Noel happened to be with me.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op, and peeped in the reading-room.

From Project Gutenberg

Your equity in your Center co-op can serve as down payment, easy three-generation terms, issue insurance.

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Related Words

• apartment
• cabin
• condo
• condominium
• cottage
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• house
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• resort
• shelter
• trailer