Rochdale principles

plural noun

Roch·​dale principles

ˈrächˌdāl-

: a system of cooperative marketing in which no credit is given and all profits are distributed among the customers

Word History

Etymology

from Rochdale, city in northwest England where such cooperative marketing was begun in 1844

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