コープkoopu

1. nounco-op; co-operative

• Synonym生協せいきょうNeutralShort for 「生活協同組合」; the most common everyday word, as in 「大学生協」for a university co-op.
• Synonym協同組合きょうどうくみあいNeutralA general term for co-ops of all kinds, including farm and fisheries co-ops; broader in scope than 「コープ」.
• Synonym生活協同組合せいかつきょうどうくみあいFormalThe full formal name for a co-op; in everyday speech people rarely say it in full, using 「生協」or「コープ」instead.
• Related購買組合こうばいくみあいWrittenA written-style term for a co-op whose members buy goods together and sell them cheaply; old-fashioned and rarely used today.
• Related消費生活協同組合しょうひせいかつきょうどうくみあいFormalThe formal legal name for a consumer co-op set up under the law; in daily use the short forms 「生協」and「コープ」are preferred.
• Related消費組合NeutralAn older name for a consumer co-op; nowadays 「生協」or「コープ」is what people normally say.

For everyday consumer co-ops, say 「生協」or「コープ」; the full names 「生活協同組合」and「消費生活協同組合」are formal or legal. Use 「協同組合」for co-ops in general, such as farm and fisheries co-ops. 「購買組合」and「消費組合」are dated terms.

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1. 生活協同組合せいかつきょうどうくみあい。生協せいきょう。