incorporation
Americannoun
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the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
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the act of forming a legal corporation.
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Grammar. the inclusion of the object or object reference within the inflected verb form, a type of word-formation frequent in American Indian languages.
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Psychoanalysis. the adoption of the views or characteristics of others, occurring in children as part of learning and maturation and in adults as a defense mechanism.
Other Word Forms
- interincorporation noun
- preincorporation noun
- reincorporation noun
Etymology
Origin of incorporation
1350–1400; Middle English incorporacioun < Late Latin incorporātiōn- (stem of incorporātiō ), equivalent to incorporāt ( us ) ( see incorporate 1) + -iōn -ion
Explanation
Incorporation is making something part of a whole. The incorporation of egg yolks into a hot liquid must be done slowly so the eggs don't curdle. Incorporation can also refer to making a company a legal corporation, and the "Inc." after many company names stands for "Incorporated." If you're starting a new business, you should look into the laws regarding incorporation in your state, to see if incorporating would make sense for you. When territory is acquired and taken into a larger body, that's also incorporation. The incorporation of your small neighborhood park into the county parks system will help preserve it as a green space.
Vocabulary lists containing incorporation
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 5
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Protecting Civil Liberties, Sections 1–4
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Example Sentences
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AI products, in his experience, have flaws in their make-up that prevent speedy incorporation into business practices.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Monte dei Paschi intends to proceed with a merger by incorporation, preserve the Mediobanca brand and delist it from the stock exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
This patent-pending technology purifies the isotope by removing it from the bismuth target and then loads it onto a shipping column for incorporation into targeted alpha therapy drugs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
Its incorporation in wildlife programmes is now an inevitability, according to the producers.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Many other previously uncontacted groups of New Guineans and Amazonian Indians have similarly owed to missionaries their incorporation into modern society.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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