incorporated

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/
• (General American) enPR: ĭnkôrʹpərātĭd, IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɔɹpəɹeɪtɪd/, [ɪŋˈkɔɹpəɹeɪɾɪd], /ɪŋˈkɔɹpɹeɪtɪd/, [ɪŋˈkɔɹpɹeɪɾɪd]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkoːpəɹæɪtɪd/, [ɪŋˈkoːpəɹæɪɾɪd], /ɪŋˈkoːpɹæɪtɪd/, [ɪŋˈkoːpɹæɪɾɪd]

Adjective

incorporated (not comparable)

1. (US) Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.

Antonyms

• unincorporated

Derived terms

• incorporated place
• incorporated company

Related terms

• incorporate

See also

• Inc
• Ltd. (UK English)

Verb

incorporated

1. simple past and past participle of incorporate

See also

There are further distinct types of incorporated company in Britain.

• public limited liability company, PLC (UK English)
• limited liability company, LLC (UK English)

Anagrams

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