co-op

n.

A cooperative.

1. Arrangement between two real estate Agents that generally results in splitting the Commission between them.

2. Type of housing in which each tenant is a shareholder in a corporation that owns the building. See also Cooperative.

1. An arrangement between 2 real estate Agents that generally results in splitting the Commission between them.
Example: Abel obtains a Listing contract on a piece of property. Baker agrees to find a buyer in exchange for a portion of the commission. Abel and Baker have arranged a co-op agreement.

2. A type of housing in which each tenant is a shareholder in a Corporation that owns the building. Also termed Cooperative.
Example: Upon moving to New York, Abel obtains an apartment in a co-op. This requires purchase of shares in the apartment corporation.

IN BRIEF: 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.

Tutor's tip: The members of the "co-op" (a cooperative, something owned and operated by its users) wanted to coop up both their chickens and their rabbits in the chicken "coop" (small enclosure for housing birds or animals).

Dansk (Danish)
n. - brugsforening, andelsbolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
coöperatieve onderneming/winkel

Français (French)
n. - coopérative, (US) appartement en co-propriété, (US, Univ) coopérative estudiantine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Genossenschaft, Konsum(laden), Gemeinschaftswohnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
abbr. - συνεταιρισμός, συνεργατική, κοοπερατίβα

Italiano (Italian)
cooperativa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cooperativa (f)
abbr. - cooperativa (f)

Русский (Russian)
кооператив

Español (Spanish)
n. - cooperativa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konsum, bostadsrättslägenhet (am.)
abbr. - Kooperativa förbundet, kooperativ, konsum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合作商店

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 合作商店

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 생활협동조합, 협동 광고

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 生協, 生活協同組合店

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متجر تعاوني (اختصار) مختصر يعني تعاوني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגודה שיתופית, קואופרטיב‬

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