incorporation

UK/in.kɒ:pә'reiʃәn/US

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Definitions

The act of including or blending something into a larger whole

纳入，合并，融合

The act of forming a legal corporation

（公司的）注册成立

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

corporbody, physical form, corporation

-ationsuffix

=incorporation

The noun of incorporate: in- (into) + corpor (body) + -ation (the act) = 'the act of taking into a body.' Mirrors incorporate's two senses — absorbing something into a whole, and legally forming a company (articles of incorporation).

Root corp still carries 11 more words

Common Collocations

1.legal incorporation法律注册
2.incorporation of ideas想法的融合

Example Sentences

1.
The incorporation of recycled materials lowered production costs.
2.
They filed the articles of incorporation last week.
3.
Incorporation gives the founders limited personal liability.

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