Meanings
nouncoopetition (countable and uncountable, plural coopetitions)
plural coopetitions
- countableuncountableCooperation between commercial competitors for their mutual advantage.
- countableuncountableConflict over how to divide up the benefits produced by cooperation, as for example in labor-management relations.
Origin
Blend of cooperation + competition. Compare coopete.
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coopetition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coopetition
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“coopetition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coopetition. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coopetition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coopetition.
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