unincorporated

CEFRB2

/ˌʌnɪˈnkɔrpəˌreɪtɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not legally formed into a company or included in a larger whole.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not contained in a municipality.

Examples

  • An unincorporated business is one that is not legally a corporation.

  • The small town remains an unincorporated community in the county.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of unincorporate

  2. Not organized as a corporation.

More examples

In context

  • The village is an unincorporated community within the large county.

  • No fireworks are allowed in Penryn, an unincorporated part of Placer County.

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Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The small community lies in blank territory, so it has no local government or city services.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + incorporated.