incorporation

C1 Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ɪnˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #52026

Meanings

1

noun
the act of including something as part of a larger whole, or the state of being included

The revised plan allows the incorporation of public feedback before construction begins.
2

noun
the legal creation of a company or organization as a corporation

The founders filed the articles of incorporation with the state.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of including... inclusion integration assimilation

2 noun · the legal creation of a... company formationregistration

Opposites

exclusion separation

Word family

Derived forms reincorporation

Related forms incorporate corporation integration

Etymology

From Middle English incorporacioun, through Old French, from Late Latin incorporatio, based on incorporare ("form into a body"). The Latin verb combines in- with corpus ("body"). The legal sense treats a group as a single recognized body, while the general sense describes making something part of a whole.

Topics

Business & Commerce

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# incorporation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˌkɔrpəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 52026

## Meanings
1. the act of including something as part of a larger whole, or the state of being included
2. the legal creation of a company or organization as a corporation

## Examples
- The revised plan allows the incorporation of public feedback before construction begins.
- The founders filed the articles of incorporation with the state.

## Synonyms
- inclusion
- integration
- assimilation
- company formation

## Antonyms
- exclusion
- separation

## Derived Forms
- reincorporation

## Related Forms
- incorporate
- corporation
- integration

## Etymology
From Middle English incorporacioun, through Old French, from Late Latin incorporatio, based on incorporare ("form into a body"). The Latin verb combines in- with corpus ("body"). The legal sense treats a group as a single recognized body, while the general sense describes making something part of a whole.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce

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