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.

Translations

a company or legal entity where ownership is held by shareholders who have no responsibilities to the company and potential losses of shareholders are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of bankruptcy.

• Maori: manatōpū

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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