As a registered legal entity, a cooperative differs from a company in that it requires at least five shareholders, each of whom hold equal voting rights. Cooperatives apply the concepts of sharing, democracy and delegation in order to benefit all members.
Definition of curse. 1  1 : a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon one : imprecation People believe that there is a curse on the house. 2  2 : a profane or obscene oath or word In an antechamber, his lieutenants suddenly heard the shattering of glass and angry curses.
A variation of the ever-popular damn. Used mostly by old people, as (according to them) damn is too harsh a swear word to be uttered. Used to show great frustration or annoyance or to reinforce/exclaim a point.