(BrE also ˌworkers' coˈoperative) [countable] a business or other organization that is owned and run by the people involved, who work together and share the profits合作企业；合作社组织◆They formed a cooperative for marketing their vegetables.他们成立了一个销售自己蔬菜的合作社。◆The factory is now a workers' cooperative.这家工厂现在是一个工人合作企业。 agricultural cooperative consumer cooperative credit cooperative retail cooperative retailer cooperative savings and credit cooperative wholesale cooperative