adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
formed or united into a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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.