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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

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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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A buyer of five shares of the fund is now down $45 on an initial investment of $250, and has a share of Pershing Square Inc worth $24.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Ackman also said he specifically wanted to make these shares available to retail investors, and did so by partnering with retail brokerages Robinhood Markets Inc.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Foster is Amber’s chairman and the founder and former executive chairman of Western Refining Company Inc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

That was the plan when Authentic bought Sports Illustrated from Meredith Corp., now known as People Inc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In 1894, he opened the Southern Coffee Polishing Mills, which have since become the Southern Coffee Mills, Inc.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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