co-op

1. 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

   Synonymscooperative

   Broadercommercial enterprise

Questions about co-op

What does co-op mean?

co-op means "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".

How many syllables are in co-op?

co-op has 2 syllables: co--op. The stress falls on "co-". In IPA it is /ˈkoʊˌɑp/.

What is another word for co-op?

Close synonyms include cooperative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is co-op a common word?

co-op is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.