incorporation
Americannoun
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the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
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the act of forming a legal corporation.
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Grammar. the inclusion of the object or object reference within the inflected verb form, a type of word-formation frequent in American Indian languages.
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Psychoanalysis. the adoption of the views or characteristics of others, occurring in children as part of learning and maturation and in adults as a defense mechanism.
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Etymology
Origin of incorporation
1350–1400; Middle English incorporacioun < Late Latin incorporātiōn- (stem of incorporātiō ), equivalent to incorporāt ( us ) ( see incorporate 1) + -iōn -ion
Explanation
Incorporation is making something part of a whole. The incorporation of egg yolks into a hot liquid must be done slowly so the eggs don't curdle. Incorporation can also refer to making a company a legal corporation, and the "Inc." after many company names stands for "Incorporated." If you're starting a new business, you should look into the laws regarding incorporation in your state, to see if incorporating would make sense for you. When territory is acquired and taken into a larger body, that's also incorporation. The incorporation of your small neighborhood park into the county parks system will help preserve it as a green space.
Vocabulary lists containing incorporation
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 5
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Protecting Civil Liberties, Sections 1–4
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Example Sentences
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Incorporation in regulatory havens, the prohibition of shareholder class actions, and heavy share-based compensation have become the norm.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
That's when Vekilov made a revolutionary discovery: Incorporation into kinks may occur in two steps divided by an intermediate state and the stability of this middle state is key in how crystals grow.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland named it among 14 buildings as their 2021 award winners.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2021
Alive to the drama of the story, Brown analyzed it, connecting it with other conflicts to identify an overarching Western Civil War of Incorporation.
From New York Times • May 26, 2020
In making this arrangement, however, he excepted the Bermuda Incorporation people with whom he made a special contract.
From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Hatch, Charles E.
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