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.
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Unlike neighboring Santa Monica, an incorporated city with a spirited government, the Palisades didn’t raise its own taxes or run its own services. Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025 The department’s jurisdiction is made up of unincorporated areas of Sacramento County such as Arden Arcade, Carmichael, Antelope, North Highlands and Fair Oaks, as well as the incorporated cities of Rancho Cordova and Citrus Heights. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025 Billionaire 's SpaceX has taken a formal step toward transforming its South Texas Starship launch site, known as Starbase, into an incorporated city. Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 In a letter sent Thursday to a local judge, SpaceX requested an election to determine if its Starbase site, which is home to SpaceX’s rocket production and launches, should be turned into an incorporated city, The Associated Press reported. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incorporated 

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 24 Jan. 2025.

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