co-op 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 [syn: cooperative]coop

1 a farm building for housing poultry [syn: chicken coop, hencoop, henhouse]

2 an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept [syn: cage]

English

Pronunciation 1

• ko͞op, /kuːp/, /ku:p/
• Rhymes with: -uːp

Noun

1. A pen or enclosure for birds.
2. jail

Derived terms

• coop up

Pronunciation 2

• (RP): /ˈkəʊ.ɒp/, /"k@U.Qp/
• (US): kōŏp, /ˈkoʊ.ɑp/, /"koU.Ap/

Noun

Verb

1. To keep in a coop.

Derived terms

• coop up

Coop or co-op or COOP may refer to:

• A coop is a pen or enclosure for birds, or slang for a prison.
• Chicken coop

Cooperative organizations

A co-op is a cooperative society or company, owned by its members.

• Consumers' cooperative, a cooperative supermarket model
  • Coop (Switzerland), a Swiss retailing cooperative
  • Coop (Italy), an Italian cooperative supermarket chain
  • Coop Norden, a Scandinavian retail chain owned by Norwegian Coop NKL, Swedish KF and Danish FDB, all cooperatives.
  • The Co-operative Group, The largest consumer Cooperative group in the world.
• Housing cooperative, a legal entity that owns real estate, as opposed to a condominium
• .coop, the top level domain used only for cooperatives on the Internet

Other meanings

• Coop (Philippines), a minor political party in the Philippines
• Coop (historical novel), by Upton Sinclair
• Coop (artist), an American Hot-Rod artist
• Coop (Charmed), a character on Charmed
• Coop, a character on Megas XLR.
• The Co-Op (album) by DJ Envy and Red Cafe
• The Co-op (play) by Barbara Garson
• Coop Arena, an indoor sporting arena in Luleå, Sweden
• Coop Himmelb(l)au, an architectural design firm
• CO-OP Financial Services
• Cooperative education, structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience.
• Cooperative gameplay in video games
• The Co-op, a 1980s singer-songwriter cooperative that formed the Fast Folk Musical Magazine
• A type of street football with one goal
• A weight scale (or weighbridge) on a US Highway, mostly used by Truck Drivers, also known as "Chicken Coop"
• Marissa Cooper's nickname on The O.C.

Acronyms

• Continuity of Operations Plan, a plan to ensure the continuity of an organization

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