A non-profit organization in which the same people who own the company are insured by the company. Cooperatives can be formed at a national, state, or local level and can include doctors, hospitals, a [..]

1861, abbreviation of cooperative. The hyphen is needed to avoid confusion with coop (n.).

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The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer. Source: IEG

A consumer operated and oriented plan established under a program created by the ACA to foster the creation of qualified non-profit health insurance issuers to offer competitive health plans in the individual and small group markets. Credentialing The review process used by an insurer or health plan to determine which health care providers are qual [..]

Co-op is short for cooperative and refers to a community of patients or consumers in a given area who join together to share and receive marijuana. Co-ops usually have specific membership requirements [..]

US: Co-operative advertising, when a bookseller and a publisher share the cost of advertising and promotion. The publisher usually pays the larger percentage.

You know those books at the front of Barnes & Noble? Those books didn't hitchhike there themselves: that placement is typically paid for by the publisher. Publishers make certain titles "available for co-op" and work out payment arrangements and special promotions, and it is then up to the bookstore to decide which titles get to [..]

a member-owned, member-controlled food retail business that often resembles a privately owned grocery store in the merchandise that they provide. Co-ops operate democratically and any profits generated are returned to the members.

The system of having paid work placements, usually four to eight months, as a component of a program of study.

(n) a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

A type of multiple ownership in which the residents own shares in the cooperative corporation that owns the property.

The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer.

 A form of mail promotion in which a number of magazines or products are merchandised together.  

The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer.

The sharing of advertising costs between various entities such as a manufacturer, distributor, dealer, vendor or supplier.

The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer.

The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer.

The sharing of advertising costs between a manufacturer and distributor or dealer.

Usually a paid work experience that lasts several semesters and may also carry college credits.

A co-op program combines classroom learning with paid, hands-on work experience. Often, students alternate between attending classes and working at a real job in their field of study.

An autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Sour [..]

(British,informal) Any of very many shops belonging to the and its predecessors

A unit in a large building operating as a cooperative corporation.  Individual units are leased exclusively to purchasers. Buyers are issued shares in the corporation rather than receiving a deed to t [..]