cooperation

or co-op·er·a·tion

[ koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.

  2. more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.: We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

  1. willingness to cooperate: to indicate cooperation.

  2. Economics. the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit: producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.

  3. Sociology. activity shared for mutual benefit.

  4. Ecology. mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.

Origin of cooperation

1
First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French, from Late Latin cooperātiōn-, stem of cooperātiō; equivalent to cooperate + -ion

Other words from cooperation

  • co·op·er·a·tion·ist, co-op·er·a·tion·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cooperation

cooperation

co-operation

/ (kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. joint operation or action

  2. assistance or willingness to assist

  1. economics the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade

  2. ecology beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community

Derived forms of cooperation

  • cooperationist or co-operationist, noun

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