incorporated
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- (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]
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incorporated (not comparable)
- (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.
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Verb edit
incorporated
- simple past and past participle of incorporate
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There are further distinct types of incorporated company in Britain.
- public limited liability company, PLC (UK English)
- limited liability company, LLC (UK English)