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The answer is in fact both.

CH3COO- is a polyatomic ion (an ion made of a group of covalently bonded atoms) held together by covalent bonds looking something like this

CH3-C-O with an oxygen double bonded to the central carbon. This is known as the acetate ion and overall it has a -1 charge.

Sodium has a positive charge of +1. These two ions combine to form an ionic compound.

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