資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cooperative \Co*["o]p"er*a*tive\, a.
   Operating jointly to the same end.

   {Co["o]perative society}, a society established on the
      principle of a joint-stock association, for the production
      of commodities, or their purchase and distribution for
      consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital
      among its members.

   {Co["o]perative store}, a store established by a
      co["o]perative society, where the members make their
      purchases and share in the profits or losses.