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    inc.
    abbreviation
    engraved.
  • Inc.
    Inc.
    abbreviation
    incorporated.
Synonyms

inc.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. engraved.


inc. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. inclosure.

  2. included.

  3. including.

  4. inclusive.

  5. income.

  6. incorporated.

  7. increase.

  8. incumbent.


Inc. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. incorporated.


inc. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. included

  2. including

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Inc. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Brit equivalent: Ltd.  incorporated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of inc.

From the Latin word incīsus

Example Sentences

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That’s why grassroots short squeezes happen to companies like GameStop or AMC and not Amalgamated Widget Inc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The BrainHealth Project receives support in part through private philanthropy, including funding from Sammons Enterprises Inc.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

The US has also sanctioned the ship's owner, Arihant Shipping Inc, and has accused the ship of transporting "hundreds of thousands of barrels of Iranian fuel oil and bitumen within the Gulf since July 2025".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

If the board accepts the offer, MGM would become a private company controlled by People Inc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It had been my baby right along—the Don Morrison Fissionables Inc.

From Robots of the World! Arise! by Wolf, Mari

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