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co-op

[koh-op, koh-op, koh-op] / ˈkoʊ ɒp, ˈkoʊ ɒp, koʊˈɒp /


NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments flats multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
WEAK
NOUN
collective farm
Synonyms


NOUN
condominium
Synonyms
NOUN
cooperative apartment
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Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Adding to the confusion, letters told homeowners they have until Aug. 21 to submit an exemption application if they live in a townhouse or condominium, and until Aug. 24 if they live in a co-op.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The so-called pied-à-terre tax hits co-op and condo owners with properties assessed at $1 million or more and owners of houses assessed at $5 million or more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Lenders and co-op boards want to see that a buyer has a solid financial foundation.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

But that year, the price the grain elevator co-op paid for a bushel of corn was only about $1.45.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

We worry that a return to six-man football might lead to a breakup of some schools already co-oping and on the road to consolidation.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2018

Prominent communitarian Amitai Etzioni, in highlighting the shortcomings of most institutionalized child care, has duly stressed the virtues of parents' "co-oping," working part time at day-care centers.

From Time Magazine Archive

For years, stores have used less obtrusive forms of co-advertising, called co-oping, in their catalogs to offset the rising costs of postage and printing.

From Time Magazine Archive


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