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Incorporated vs Founded - What's the difference?

incorporated | founded |

As adjectives the difference between incorporated and founded

is that 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 while founded is having a basis.

As verbs the difference between incorporated and founded

is that incorporated is past tense of incorporate while founded is past participle of lang=en.

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.

    • Related terms

    * incorporate Acronyms * Inc * (UK English)

    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)

    • founded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard, childish)
  • To set up; to launch; to institute.
  • Use as a basis for; grounded on.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a basis.
    • She offered a well-founded hypothesis.

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