incorporated

adjective

in·​cor·​po·​rat·​ed in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce incorporated (audio)
1
: united in one body
2
: formed into a legal corporation

Examples of incorporated in a Sentence

The company is incorporated in the state of Delaware.
Recent Examples on the Web Shareholders have been wiped out as part of the financial restructuring, with a new, incorporated company controlled by lenders now controlling Cineworld. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023 Add ½ cup water, and beat on medium-high speed until well incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024 These enterprise-class AI systems, built for large-scale enterprise-wide data consumption and analysis, provide insights and automation beyond the incorporated AI enhancements. Andrew Forbes, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The smallest incorporated town in Loudoun County is now a destination, said Lydia Strickland, who works and lives at the 45-acre Stoneybrook Farm and Market in the heart of Hillsboro. Madison Rudolf, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023 After the passage of the amendments, districts without an incorporated municipality will receive 25% of the hotel tax generated in their district instead of the 50% that Guthrie had proposed. Peder Schaefer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024 In Florida, one of the first incorporated self-governing Black municipalities in the U.S. was Eatonville, established in 1887. Sharon Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023 Del Mar is San Diego County’s smallest incorporated city and one of its wealthiest. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023 The cap does not apply to any of the county’s incorporated cities, most of which have their own rules for rent increases. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of incorporated was in 1599

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“Incorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorporated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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