cooperation
nounUK /kəʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · US /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology First attested in 1620–1630. Borrowed from French cooperation, from Late Latin cooperātiō. By surface analysis, co- + operation or cooperate + -ion.
1
Usually The act of cooperating.
2
Active help from a person, organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or resources.
- South Korea is seeking cooperation from China to produce artificial rain to help fight increasing pollution.2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
3
Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
- Antonyms
- competition
- Derived terms
- cooperationism, coopetition, noncooperation, protocooperation, uncooperation
- Related terms
- cooperative