Standard Lemma guide

incorporated

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/
  • General-American: ĭnkôrʹpərātĭd
  • General-American: /ɪŋˈkɔɹpəɹeɪtɪd/
  • General-American: [ɪŋˈkɔɹpəɹeɪɾɪd]
  • General-American: /ɪŋˈkɔɹpɹeɪtɪd/
  • General-American: [ɪŋˈkɔɹpɹeɪɾɪd]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ɪŋˈkoːpəɹæɪtɪd/
  • Australian: [ɪŋˈkoːpəɹæɪɾɪd]
  • Australian: /ɪŋˈkoːpɹæɪtɪd/
  • Australian: [ɪŋˈkoːpɹæɪɾɪd]
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N K AO1 R P ER0 EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N K AO1 R P ER0 EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

Examples

  • incorporated body
  • incorporated association

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of incorporate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

introduced into as a part of the whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ideas incorporated in his revised manuscript

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

organized and maintained as a legal corporation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a special agency set up in corporate form
  • an incorporated town

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corporate

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

formed or united into a whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incorporate, integrated, merged, unified

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: manatōpū — 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.
Real reading context

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