co-op

—co-oper, n.

n., adv. /koh"op/; v. /koh"op, koh op"/, n., v., co-oped, co-oping, adv.

n.

1. a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.

v.t.

2. to place in a cooperative arrangement, esp. to convert (an apartment or building) to a cooperative.

adv.

3. go co-op, to convert to a cooperative: Our apartment building is going co-op.

[1860-65; shortened form]

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