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

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

That approach was incorporated in the 1991 “Desert Storm” campaign, in which a U.S.-led coalition evicted Iraqi troops from Kuwait.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers discovered that it was being incorporated into compounds that cancer cells rely on to grow and multiply.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• integrated