"Inc" meaning in English

See Inc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: Inc. [alternative], inc [alternative], inc. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Inc (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US, postpositive) Incorporated, corporation, describing a type of (business) company that carries certain legal obligations. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable, postpositional Derived forms: Singapore Inc Related terms: Co. (english: Company), Corp. (english: Corporation)
    Sense id: en-Inc-en-adj-KKb09hTG Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Coordinate_terms: Incorporated, LLC [English], Ltd. [Canada, English], Ltée. [Canada, French], GmbH [German, Germany], SpA (english: Italian) [Italy], N.V. [Dutch, Netherlands], Poland [Polish, South-Africa], AB (english: Swedish) [Sweden], Ltd. [UK], PLC [English, UK], TOV [English, Ukraine], ТОВ (TOV) (english: Ukrainian) [Ukraine]

Alternative forms

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    },
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ltd."
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Canada",
            "French"
          ],
          "word": "Ltée."
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "German",
            "Germany"
          ],
          "word": "GmbH"
        },
        {
          "english": "Italian",
          "tags": [
            "Italy"
          ],
          "translation": "Italian",
          "word": "SpA"
        },
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            "Netherlands"
          ],
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        },
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        },
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          "english": "Swedish",
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          "ref": "2025 November 22, Coral Murphy Marcos, quoting Marjorie Taylor Greene, “Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress in January amid fallout with Trump”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "“If I am cast aside by Maga Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” Greene said.",
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          "translation": "Company",
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        },
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    },
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        "English"
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      "word": "Ltd."
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "French"
      ],
      "word": "Ltée."
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "German",
        "Germany"
      ],
      "word": "GmbH"
    },
    {
      "english": "Italian",
      "tags": [
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      "translation": "Italian",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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