Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A

chicken coop Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion chicke ...

or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit **

Housing cooperative A housing cooperative, or housing co-op, is a legal entity, usually a cooperative or a corporation, which owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings; it is one type of housing tenure. Housing cooperatives are a distinc ...

, e.g., a co-op apartment in a co-op apartment building **

Building cooperative A building co-operative is a co-operative housing corporation where individuals or families work together to directly construct their own homes in a cooperative fashion. Members of this type of co-operative purchase building materials in bulk an ...

** Food cooperative or "food co-op" ** Consumer cooperative ** Worker cooperative * Prison, in slang * Cooperative video game, "co-op mode" in video games *

Co-operative board game Cooperative board games are board games in which players work together to achieve a common goal rather than competing against each other. Either the players win the game by reaching a pre-determined objective, or all players lose the game, often b ...

Coop, COOP or Co-op may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''

Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper ''Coop! The Music of Bob Cooper'' is an album by saxophonist Bob Cooper recorded in 1957 and released on the Contemporary label.

'', a 1959 album * ''The Co-op'', a 1980s singer-songwriter cooperative that formed the '' Fast Folk'' musical magazine

Fictional characters

* Coop (''Charmed''), a fictional character from the television series ''Charmed'' and its franchise. *

Cooper Bradshaw This is a list of characters who have appeared on the soap opera ''Guiding Light''. A Sunny Adelman : Fay Wolf (2000) Gus Aitoro (deceased) :Ricky Paull Goldin (2001–2008) Brad Andrews :Brendan Wentworth (1997–1998) Leslie Ann Andrews :Ca ...

, in the soap opera ''Guiding Light'', nicknamed "Coop" * Marissa Cooper, in the television series ''The O.C.'', nicknamed "Coop" * Coop, in the animated television series '' Megas XLR'' * Coop Burtonburger, in the animated television series ''

Kid vs. Kat ''Kid vs. Kat'' (stylized KiD vs KaT) is a Canadian animated television series that originally aired on YTV in Canada from October 25, 2008, until June 4, 2011. The series was created and co-directed by Rob Boutilier, developed and produced at ...

'' * The titular character of the film ''

J. W. Coop ''J. W. Coop'' is a 1972 American Western film set in the world of the modern American rodeo circuit. It stars and was directed by Cliff Robertson who also co-produced and co-scripted the film. Featuring footage from actual rodeo events, it was ...

'', played by Cliff Robertson * Dale Cooper, in the television series ''Twin Peaks'', nicknamed "Coop"

Businesses

Supermarket chains

* Co-op Atlantic, a chain of member-owned grocery stores in Canada * Coop amba, Denmark *

Coop Eesti Keskühistu Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing co ...

, a supermarket chain in Estonia *

Coop (Hungary) Coop is a Hungarian supermarket chain and buying group with about 5000 stores. In 2015, it became the second largest retail chain in Hungary. References External links Coop Supermarkets of Hungary Retail companies established in 197 ...

* Coop (Italy) * Coop (Netherlands) *

Coop Norge Coop Norge SA is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo. History The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 Ju ...

, Norway * COOP (Puerto Rico) * Coop Jednota, a supermarket chain in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic * Coop Forum, Sweden *

Coop (Switzerland) Coop () is one of Switzerland's largest retail and wholesale companies. It is structured in the form of a cooperative society with around 2.5 million members. As of 2019, Coop operates 2,478 shops and employs more than 90,000 people in Switze ...

Co-op Food Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom. Prior to reintroducing the brand in 2016, the group used " The Co-operative" branding, which is still used by a number of consumers' co- ...

, United Kingdom

Other businesses

The Co-op Bookshop The Co-op was an academic and professional non-profit books retailer in Australia, founded in 1958 before closing in the first half of 2020. History The Co-op was established by students led by the late Malcolm Broun, Celtophile, bibliophile ...

, an Australian bookstore chain *

The Co-operative brand The Co-operative, also known as Co-op, is a brand used by a variety of co-operatives based in the United Kingdom. It is not a single business, but a number of different consumers' co-operatives spanning various sectors. The Co-operative Group ...

, used by several UK co-operative businesses ** The Co-operative Group, the largest co-operative in the UK *

CO-OP Financial Services CU Cooperative Systems, Inc. doing business as Co-op Solutions (formerly d.b.a. CO-OP Financial Services), is a company that operates an interbank network connecting the ATMs of credit unions in the United States, with locations also in Canada ...

, an interbank ATM network operating in Canada and United States * Federated Co-operatives, a Canadian co-operative federation known for its "CO-OP" brand products and stores * Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society, nicknamed "The Coop", a cooperative campus store based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

People

* Coop (surname), a list of people * Coop (artist), American hot-rod artist Chris Cooper (born 1968) * Davie Cooper, nicknamed “Coop”, Scottish international footballer (1956–1995)

Politics and government

Coop-NATCCO The Cooperative NATCCO Party (Coop-NATCCO) is a party-list in the Philippines which serves as the electoral wing of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO). Coop-NATCCO has represented the Philippine co-operative sector in the Philip ...

, a political party in the Philippines *

Continuity of Operations Plan Continuity of Operations (COOP) is a United States federal government initiative, required by U.S. Presidential Policy Directive 40 (PPD-40), to ensure that agencies are able to continue performance of essential functions under a broad range of circ ...

, a United States continuity of government initiative *

Craft of Opportunity Program The Craft of Opportunity Program (COOP) was a Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Ma ...

, a Royal Australian Navy minesweeper acquisition program

Other uses

.coop .coop is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, their wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support cooperatives. The TL ...

, a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) in the Domain Name System of the internet *

COOP exam The Cooperative Admissions Examination Program, or COOP exam, is a standardized admissions test used by many Catholic High schools in the Northern New Jersey and Hudson Valley region. The exam is given once a year in the beginning of November on th ...

, a standardized admission test at certain U.S.-based Catholic high schools * Cooperative education, a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience * Cooperative Observer (COOP), a network of American volunteer weather observers *

Allerton Coops United Workers Cooperatives, also known as Allerton Coops, is a historic apartment building complex located at 2700–2870 Bronx Park East in Allerton and the "Commie Coops, Bronx, New York City. The complex includes three contributing buildings ...

, historic apartment building complex in the Bronx, New York