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 spell is a series of words that has magical powers. If youâre under a spell, then what you do is out of your control â your thoughts and actions are dictated by the spell. Spell can refer to the magic words you say, or it can describe being under the influence of those words. You probably donât encounter many magic spells in real life, but the word is often used figuratively to describe those times when you feel like a magical power controls your action.