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United vs Incorporated - What's the difference?

united | incorporated |

As a proper noun united

is (chiefly|british) any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones.

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.

As a verb incorporated is

(incorporate).

united

English

Verb

(head)
  • (unite)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Joined into a single entity.
  • Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    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)