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 ch ...

or other enclosure *

Cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing cooperative, e.g., a co-op apartment in a co-op apartment building ** Building cooperative ** Food cooperative or "food co-op" *

Prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

, 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'', 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'', 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 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 c ...

, Denmark * Coop Eesti Keskühistu, 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, Norway * COOP (Puerto Rico) * Coop Jednota, a supermarket chain in Slovakia and in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

Coop Forum Coop Forum is a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the ...

, 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, 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, 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, a political party in the Philippines * Continuity of Operations Plan, a United States continuity of government initiative * Craft of Opportunity Program, 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, historic apartment building complex in the Bronx, New York