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# incorporation

noun (incorporation — uncountable; an incorporation)

«incorporation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Including something or someone as part of a bigger whole: the incorporation of new ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#m1)
2. (business, law) Making a business into an official company, a corporation (Inc. in the USA). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#m2)
3. Joining a town or area into another one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In formal and exam writing, history (a land joined into a country) and business. Phrases: incorporation of, articles of incorporation.

### Examples

- The incorporation of fruit into school meals made them healthier. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x1)
- The incorporation of the village into the city happened in 1900. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x2)
- Inc. after a company name means it is incorporated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x3)
- The teacher praised the incorporation of quotes in my essay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x4)
- Incorporation of new players into the team took time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x5)
- The incorporation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 was not accepted by most UN countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/#x6)

### Note

Formal. Verb: incorporate. The abbreviation Inc. means incorporated (USA); in the UK, Ltd or plc.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incorporation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorporation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incorporation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incorporation.html) on Mova free.