- combined into one body or unit; united
- organized as a legal corporation: an incorporated town
- An example of something incorporated is a classroom that has students from all learning levels.
- An example of something incorporated is several parts of a business combined together to form a legal corporation.
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adjective
- United into one body; combined.
- Formed into or organized and maintained as a legal corporation.
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- (US English) A type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.
Acronyms
- Inc
- Ltd. (UK English)
- simple past tense and past participle of incorporate
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incorporated - Investment & Finance Definition

A company that has filed incorporation papers with the Secretary of State in one of the 50 states. Incorporation limits the liability of owners’ losses up to the amount of their investment. It also relieves individuals of personal liability in the event that the company has been sued, except in certain rare situations when top corporate executives may be judged to have been at fault. Many large U.S. corporations are registered in Delaware, because its state laws are perceived to be most favorable to the companies.
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Sentence Examples
- They were not incorporated in the empire, but were ranked as allies, socii or auxilia.
- Humacao was incorporated as a city in 1899.
- The first settlement within its present limits was made about 1672; the land was bought from the Indians in 1676; and the township was separated from East Hartford and incorporated in 1823.
- Delaware was laid out in 1808 and was first incorporated in 1815.
- The fisheries were held by the Incorporated Company of Dredgers (incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1793), the affairs being administered by a foreman, deputy foreman and jury of twelve; but in 1896 an Act of Parliament transferred the management of the fishery to a company.
WORDS NEAR incorporated IN THE DICTIONARY
- incorporated
- incorporal
- incorporality
- incorporally