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    inc.
    abbreviation
    engraved.
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    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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“The Rather situation was tough and sensitive because CBS News knew something had to happen after Cronkite,” Mr. Leibner told Manhattan, inc. magazine in 1986.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

According to STATS, inc., the Rangers are the first big-league team since 1900 to have first-timers allow two or fewer hits going at least five innings within a span of four games.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2021

According to California’s database of registered businesses, Hologram USA Entertainment Inc., Alki David Productions Inc. and FilmOn Media Holdings inc. have been suspended for failing to file their required paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2019

The text below was first published in Manhattan, inc., in 1987, and later collected in Manhattan Passion, under the headline “Trump: The Ultimate Deal—In which we see the world through the eyes of Qaddafi’s pilot.”

From Slate Mar. 1, 2016

By Interscience Publishers, inc., employer for hire. © 12Dec49; A39148.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1977 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

She has published and produced, via her production company Dimz Inc., more than 100 episodes, with the series’ final installments on the way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Acme was filmed right as the steeply indebted Warner Bros. was merging with Zaslav’s Discovery Inc.; it then fell prey to the new CEO’s scythe.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

For bad actors, they’re perfect masks: The owner of Anonymous Inc. is not a person but rather Unidentified Corp.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

"Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement," Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The man introduced himself as Chuck E. Muckle, a vice-president of something-or-other for Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake Houses, Inc. In a confidential tone, he added, “We need some discreet assistance here.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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