cooperative

/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/noun

A business that is owned and run wholly or partly by the people who work for it or use its services.

Example sentences

“The farmers formed a cooperative to sell their milk at fair prices.”
“She buys her vegetables from a food cooperative in town.”

As an adjective it means willing to help or work together; 'an uncooperative witness' is the common negative.

Synonyms for cooperative

co-op
collective

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