CO-OP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does co-op mean? 

• CO-OP (noun)
  The noun CO-OP has 1 sense:

1. a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

  Familiarity information: CO-OP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CO-OP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

co-op; cooperative

Hypernyms ("co-op" is a kind of...):

commercial enterprise (an enterprise connected with commerce)

 Context examples 

Leo also rules fine imported chocolates, fine wines, champagne and liquors, upscale spas, yachts, private planes, expensive, custom automobiles, castles, condos, and co-ops. You get the idea.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)