incorporated

American  

[in-kawr-puh-rey-tid] / ɪnˈkɔr pəˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. formed or constituted as a legal corporation.

2. combined in one body; made part of.

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incorporated British  

/ ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. united or combined into a whole

2. Abbreviation: Inc.   inc.  organized as a legal corporation, esp in commerce

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Other Word Forms

• incorporatedness noun
• nonincorporated adjective

Etymology

Origin of incorporated

First recorded in 1590–1600; incorporate ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

His sound expanded with 2014’s “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music,” which incorporated psychedelic arrangements into songs that mused on philosophy and the nature of the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eventually it incorporated artificial intelligence bots as sources of its writing assistance.

From Los Angeles Times

Tesla Motors, a separate company incorporated in England and Wales, received an electricity generation license in 2020, though Ofgem said that permit wasn’t relevant to Tesla Energy Ventures’ application to supply electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most large public companies remain incorporated in Delaware, which has specialized courts that handle business matters and ample legal precedents.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the researchers incorporated the cosmological constant into their q-desic equation, the results changed dramatically.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• integrated