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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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“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

In 2015, Hewlett-Packard split itself in two: HP Inc. took the printer and personal-computer businesses, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise, or HPE, would sell software, servers and other services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Kurt Supe is a CPA and retirement planner with CFD Investments Inc., a registered broker-dealer, and Creative Financial Designs Inc., a registered investment adviser.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Kall Morris Inc. will further develop Asteria, a supplemental payload attachment system designed for use with older, current, and future spacecraft.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The streaming giant has signed agreements with publishers including Penske Media, BuzzFeed Studios, Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines and People Inc. to feature a range of news, lifestyle, celebrity and how-to video programming.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

A former president of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots, she tracked everyone down through their memberships in the Ninety-Nines.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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