What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Incarcerated vs Incorporated - What's the difference?

incarcerated | incorporated |

As verbs the difference between incarcerated and incorporated

is that incarcerated is (incarcerate) while incorporated is (incorporate).

As an adjective incorporated is

(us english) a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares a shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.

incarcerated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (incarcerate)

  • incarcerate

    English

    Verb

    (incarcerat)
  • To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
  • * 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, " Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
  • Tolokonnikova has also been an effective public speaker even while incarcerated , but she has spoken out on politics and freedom in general rather than prisoners’ rights.
  • To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
  • Usage notes

    As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to imprison.

    Synonyms

    * imprison * jail

    Derived terms

    * incarceration

    incorporated

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (US English) A type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.
  • See also

    There are further distinctions to the type of Incorporated company in UK English. * Public Limited Liability Company, PLC (UK English) * Limited Liability Company, LLC (UK English)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incorporate)