CO- | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of co- in English co-prefix uk /kəʊ-/ us /koʊ-/ Add to word list Add to word list together; with: co-ownership a co-writer/co-author Appalling poverty and great wealth coexist in the city. Acting, being or existing together

• accompanying
• aggregately
• allied
• along
• alongside
• distributively
• double act
• en bloc
• en masse
• epiphenomenal
• inseparable
• it takes two to tango idiom
• join in (something) phrasal verb
• join someone for something
• jointly
• therewith
• together
• tow
• twin
• two-way

See more results » Co.noun [ U ] uk /kəʊ/ us /koʊ/

Co. noun [U] (BUSINESS)

abbreviation for company (= business): Peters, Stynes & Co. Enterprises

• acquiree
• acquirer
• acquiror
• agency
• answering service
• clicks and mortar idiom
• conglomerate
• enterprise
• est.
• estate agent
• financial technology
• fintech
• org
• organizational
• organizationally
• parent company
• partner up phrasal verb
• white-shoe
• wholly owned
• zombie company

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Co. noun [U] (AREA)

written abbreviation for county , when used in names: Co. Durham Nassau Co. UK politics: local government & politics

• administrative
• alderman
• alderwoman
• anti-city
• authority
• councilwoman
• county borough
• county council
• development area
• enterprise zone
• federal district
• parish
• parish council
• parochial
• prefecture
• principal area
• tribal government
• unitary
• unitary authority
• urban planning

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Idiom

and co. COnoun uk /ˌsiːˈəʊ/ us /ˌsiːˈoʊ/

CO noun (MILITARY)

[ C ] abbreviation for Commanding Officer: a person in charge of a military unit General ranks in the armed forces

• ADC
• adjutant
• adjutant general
• aide-de-camp
• artificer
• bombardier
• bust
• captain
• commandant
• commander-in-chief
• commissioned
• commissioned officer
• five-star
• marshal
• NCO
• non-commissioned
• non-commissioned officer
• officer
• quartermaster
• ranking

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CO noun (ADDRESS)

written abbreviation for the US state of Colorado: used in addresses Towns & regions: named regions of countries

• Aberdeen City
• Aberdeenshire
• Affrilachian
• AK
• AL
• East Yorkshire
• English Canadian
• Essex
• Fermanagh
• Midlothian
• Midwest
• Midwestern
• Minnesota
• Minnesotan
• South Dakotan
• South Dublin
• South Glamorgan
• South Lanarkshire
• Staffordshire
• the Fertile Crescent

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co- | American Dictionary

co-prefix us /koʊ/ Add to word list Add to word list together; with: co-author co-founder They were named co-winners of the player of the week award. Co.noun [ U ] us /ˈkʌm·pə·ni, koʊ/ abbreviation for company : Doubleday & Co., publishers (Definition of co- from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

co- | Business English

co-prefix uk /kəʊ-/ us Add to word list Add to word list together, or with someone else; used to form verbs: co-direct/co-found/co-manage along with someone else; used to form nouns: co-chairman/co-director/co-manager co-ownership Co.noun [ U ] uk us abbreviation for company : Ford Motor Co. Tiffany & Co. (Definition of co- from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of co-, Co., CO?

Translations of co-

in Chinese (Traditional) 一起，共同, 商業, 公司（company的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 一起，共同, 商业, 公司（company的缩写）… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada de "company (=business), forma abreviada escrita de "county":, condado… See more in Polish in Turkish współ-, ko-, Sp. (= = spółka)… See more ... ile/birlikte/ortak anlamında önek, şirket, kendi bölgesel hükümeti olan ülke/memleket… See more Need a translator?

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  • Noun 
    • Co. (BUSINESS)
    • Co. (AREA)
  • Noun 
    • CO (MILITARY)
    • CO (ADDRESS)
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• Business   PrefixNoun

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